Nikon Coolpix 7900 User manual

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Check the Package Contents
Check that you have all the items listed below.
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 (including 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 THE CAMERA AND
MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. The use of third-party rechargeable Li-ion batteries not
approved by Nikon could interfere with normal operation of the camera or result in the batteries
overheating, igniting, rupturing, or leaking.
For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact a local authorized Nikon dealer.
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Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Check the Package Contents
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Take Pictures
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Install PictureProject Software
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Transfer Pictures to the Computer
COOLPIX 7900
COOLPIX 5900
digital camera
EN-EL5 rechargeable
Li-ion battery (with terminal cover)
MH-61 battery charger
(with power cable)
UC-E6 USB interface cableCamera strap EG-CP14 Audio/Video cable
Guide to Digital Photography with
the COOLPIX7900/COOLPIX5900
Quick Start Guide
(this guide)
Warranty
PictureProject Reference Manual CDPictureProject Software CD
•SD memory card is not contained.
•This guide will abbreviate the COOLPIX7900/COOLPIX5900 product name to E7900/E5900.

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Take Pictures
Charge the battery
Connect the power cable to the MH-61 battery charger ( ) and in-
sert the wall plug into a power outlet ( ). The CHARGE lamp will
light ( ).
Remove the terminal cover from
EN-EL5 and insert the battery
into the MH-61, making sure
that the small projection on the
battery is inserted into the
matching pit on the charger.
Charging will begin immediate-
ly.
The CHARGE lamp will start to
blink.
Charging is complete when the
CHARGE lamp stops blinking.
About two hours are required
to charge a fully depleted
battery.

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Attach the camera strap
Insert the battery
Read Battery Warnings
Read and follow the battery warnings and notices on pages i - v and
140 in the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography, together with any
warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
Attach the camera strap securely to the eyelet on the camera body as shown
below.
Open the Battery-chamber Cover
•Slide the cover in the direc-
tion shown in ( ) until it
stops and open the cover
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Turn the camera on
Insert the battery
•Insert the battery as shown in the label at the
entrance to the battery chamber, making sure
the positive “+” and negative “–” terminals
are in the correct orientation. The small pro-
jection on the EN-EL5 battery is on the same
side as the negative terminal.
Inserting the battery upside down or
backwards could damage the camera.
Check to be sure the battery is in the correct
orientation.
•The orange battery latch is pushed aside as the
battery is inserted. The latch will close when
the battery is fully inserted.
Close the Battery-chamber Cover
•Close the cover ( ) and slide it in until it
latches ( ).
•Ensure the cover is closed firmly.
Rotate the Mode Dial to

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Choose a language and set the
clock
The first time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be dis-
played in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set
the time and date.
Turn the camera on
Auto Power Off (Standby Mode)
If no operations are performed for one minute (default setting), the monitor will
turn off automatically and the camera will enter standby mode to reduce the drain
on the battery. The camera will be reactivated from standby mode when you:
•Press the Power Switch
•Press the Shutter-release Button halfway
For more information on Auto power off, see page 15 in the Nikon Guide to Digital
Photography
.
Move cursor up.
Move cursor down.
Return to previous
menu, or move cursor
left.
Display sub-menu,
move cursor right, or
make selection.
Press
to make selection.
The Multi Selector is used to navigate through the camera menus.

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Highlight Deutsch (German), English,
Español (Spanish), Français (French),
Italiano (Italian), Nederlands (Dutch),
Svenska (Swedish), (Japanese),
(Simplified Chinese),
(Traditional Chinese) or (Korean),
and press .
Confirmation dialog displayed.
Highlight Yes.
* To turn daylight saving time on or off,
press to highlight DaylightSaving
and press . When DaylightSaving
is checked, time will automatically be
advanced one hour. To return to Step
, press to highlight current time
zone.
TIME ZONE menu displayed.*
Display map of world time zones. Select home time zone.
Display DATE menu. Edit Day (order of Day, Month, and
Year may differ in some areas).
EnglishEnglish
FrançaisFrançais
EspañolEspañol
ItalianoItaliano
SvenskaSvenska
DeutschDeutsch
NederlandsNederlands
ConfirmConfirm
Cancel
DATEDATE
No
Ye s
Set time and date?
ConfirmConfirm
TIME ZONE
DaylightSaving
London, Casablanca
TIME ZONE
ConfirmConfirm
HOME TIME ZONE
London, Casablanca
HOME TIME ZONE
Confirm
Back Confirm Back
HOME TIME ZONE
London, Casablanca
HOME TIME ZONE
Confirm
Back Confirm Back
DATE
01 01 . 2005
00 : 00
DATE
DM Y
DATE
01 01 . 2005
00 : 00
DATE
DM Y

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Take pictures
Select Month. Repeat steps - to
edit Month, Year, hour, and minutes.
Highlight D M Y.
Choose order in which Day, Month,
and Year will be displayed.
Exit to shooting mode.
Check the indicators in the monitor.
The battery level is shown in the monitor as follows:
DATE
01 03 2005
00 : 00
DATE
DM Y
DATE
01 03 . 2005
10 : 00
DATE
DM Y
ConfirmConfirm
DATE
03 01 . 2005
10 : 00
DATE
MD Y
ConfirmConfirm [ 10][ 10]
Battery level indicator
Shown when the battery is low.
Number of
exposures
remaining
Display Description
NO ICON Battery fully charged.
Low battery. If flash fires, monitor turns off while Speedlight recharges.
WARNING!!
BATTERY
EXHAUSTED
Replace with new or fully charged battery.

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Storing Pictures
Pictures will be stored in the camera’s internal memory (capacity: about
13.5MB) unless a Secure Digital (SD) memory card is inserted in the camera,
in which case pictures will be stored on the card. For information on insert-
ing a memory card, see the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography (see pages
12 - 13).
Ready the camera.
•Hold the camera steadily with both hands.
Don’t Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and
other objects away from the lens, flash window, AF-assist Illuminator,
and microphone.
Frame the subject.
•Frame the subject in the center of the monitor.
•Pictures can be framed in the monitor or the viewfinder.
Zoom Buttons
Press T to zoom in on your subject so that it fills
a larger area of the frame.
Press
W to zoom out, increasing the area visible
in the frame.
Zoom out Zoom in

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Focus.
•Press the Shutter-release Button halfway to set focus and exposure.
With the Shutter-release Button pressed halfway, check Red ( )
Lamp, Green (AF) Lamp, focus area, and focus indicator:
Take the picture.
•Press the Shutter-release Button the rest of the way down to
take the picture.
•To prevent blur, press the Shutter-release Button down
smoothly.
•
Focus
indicator
Green (AF)
Lamp
Red ( ) Lamp Focus area
The camera automatically se-
lects a focus area containing
the subject closest to the cam-
era from five focus areas (de-
fault setting in auto shooting
mode). Focus area will appear
when the Shutter-release But-
ton is pressed halfway. The
selected focus area will be dis-
played in green when the
subject is in focus.
Red ( ) Lamp
On Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Blinks Flash charging.
Off Flash off or not required.
Green (AF) Lamp/focus area and focus indicator
On: green/green Subject in focus.
Blinks: green/red Camera unable to focus on subject. Recompose the
picture and try again.
The E7900/E5900 has a two-stage Shutter-release Button. Pressing
the Shutter-release Button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing the
rest of the way down releases the shutter to record a picture.