Nikon COOLPIX L620 User manual

Confirming the Package Contents 3
First Steps 5
Shooting and Playback 14
Using ViewNX 2 21
Other Functions 27
For Your Safety 33
Quick Start Guide

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Thank you for purchasing the Nikon COOLPIX L620 digital camera. This guide introduces the
procedures necessary for first time use of this camera.
To ensure proper use, please read and thoroughly understand the information in “For Your Safety”
(pages 33-36) before using the camera.
Downloading the “Reference Manual”
Refer to the COOLPIX L620 Reference Manual (PDF format) for more detailed information. The
Reference Manual can be downloaded from the Nikon website, and it can be viewed using Adobe
Reader, or Acrobat Reader 5.0 or later.
Downloading and viewing the “Reference Manual”.
1Start the computer and access the URL below.
http://nikonimglib.com/manual/
2Select a language and the product name, and download the Reference Manual.
3Double-click the downloaded icon.
Nikon User Support
Visit the site below to register your camera and keep up-to-date with the latest product information.
You will find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) and can contact us for technical assistance.
http://www.europe-nikon.com/support
An Important Notice about Accessories
Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex
electronic circuitry. Only Nikon accessories, such as battery chargers, batteries, and AC adapters are
certified by Nikon specifically for your Nikon COOLPIX camera and are engineered and tested to
operate within the requirements of the electronic circuitry of our cameras.

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In the event that any items are missing, please contact the store where you
purchased the camera.
* The included batteries are for trial use only.
NOTE: A Secure Digital (SD) memory card, hereafter referred to as a “memory card,”
is not included with the camera.
Confirming the Package Contents
COOLPIX L620 Digital Camera Camera Strap LR6/L40 (AA-size)
alkaline batteries (×2)*
USB Cable UC-E16 ViewNX 2 CD
•Quick Start Guide (this guide) •Warranty

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Parts of the Camera
1Power switch/power-on lamp
2Zoom control
3Shutter-release button
4b(emovie-record) button
5A(shooting mode) button
6c(playback) button
7Multi selector
8k(apply selection) button
9l(delete) button
10 Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover
11 d(menu) button
12 Monitor
13 K(flash pop-up) control
14 Flash
15 Flash lamp
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Step 1 Attach the Camera Strap
Pass the strap through either the left or right strap eyelet and attach the strap.
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Step 2 Insert the Batteries and a Memory Card
If a memory card is inserted, images are saved on the memory card when you take
images. If a memory card is not inserted, images are saved in the camera’s internal
memory.
2. 1Open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
2. 2Insert the batteries and the memory card.
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Slide the memory card in
until it clicks into place.
Removing the memory
card
Press the card in to
partially eject the card. The
card can then be removed
by hand.

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When Inserting Batteries or a Memory Card
•Confirm that the positive (+) and negative (-) terminals are oriented correctly.
•Inserting the memory card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the
memory card. Make sure that the memory card is correctly oriented.
BRemoving the Batteries and the Memory Card
•Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp and the monitor have turned
off, and then open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
•Hold the camera upside down to prevent the batteries from falling out.
•The camera, batteries, and memory card may be hot immediately after using the camera.
BApplicable Batteries
•Two LR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries
•Two FR6/L91 (AA-size) lithium batteries
•Two EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride) batteries
Performance of alkaline batteries may vary greatly depending on the manufacturer. Choose a
reliable brand.
See the Reference Manual for more information.

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2. 3Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
Step 3 Turn On the Camera
Press the power switch to turn on the camera.
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CThe Auto Off Function
While the camera is in standby mode, the monitor turns back on if you perform any of the
following operations:
➝Press the power switch, shutter-release button, Abutton, c(playback) button, or
b(emovie-record) button
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Flashes
No operations
performed
No operations
performed
3 min
Camera enters
standby mode.
Camera turns off.

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Step 4 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 multi selector to make the settings.
4. 1
Use the multi selector HI to select
the desired language and press the
kbutton.
4. 2
Select Yes and press the kbutton.
Cancel
Language
Cancel
Yes
No
Choose time zone and
set date and time?

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4. 3
Select your home time zone and press
the kbutton.
4. 4
Select the date format and press the
kbutton.
4. 5
Set the date and time.
•Select a field: Press JK (changes
between D, M, Y, hour, and minute).
•Edit the date and time: Press HI.
•Confirm the setting: Select the
minute field and press the
kbutton.
Back
London, Casablanca
Daylight Saving Time
If daylight saving time is in effect, press H
to enable the daylight saving time function.
•When the daylight saving time
function is enabled, Wis displayed
above the map.
•To turn off the daylight saving time
function, press I.
Date format
Year/Month/Day
Month/Day/Year
Day/Month/Year
Edit
Date and time
01 01 2013
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YM
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4. 6
Select Yes and press the kbutton.
4. 7
Press the Abutton.
•The shooting-mode selection screen
is displayed.
4. 8
When Easy auto mode is displayed,
press the kbutton.
•The camera enters the shooting
mode and you can take images in
easy auto mode.
Edit
Date and time
Yes
No
OK?
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Date and time
Press this button in
shooting mode for
shooting-mode
selection menu.
Easy auto mode
The next step explains basic shooting operations using G(easy auto) mode.

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CImprinting the Shooting Date on Printed Images
After setting the date and time, enable print date from the Print date option in the z(setup)
menu.
Display the z(setup) menu (A30) using the following procedure and change the settings.
Press the dbutton ➝press the multi selector J➝press HI to select the z(setup)
menu icon and press the kbutton ➝press HI to select Print date and press the
kbutton.
CChanging the Language Setting and the Date and Time Setting
Follow the procedure above and select Language or Time zone and date.
A: This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this guide.

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Step 1 Check the Battery Level and the Number of
Exposures Remaining
Battery level indicator
Number of Exposures Remaining
The number of images that can be taken is displayed.
Cis displayed when no memory card is inserted in the camera, and images are saved in
the internal memory.
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Display Description
bThe battery level is high.
BThe battery level is low.
Battery exhausted.
The camera cannot capture
images.
Replace the batteries.
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Battery level indicator
Number of exposures
remaining

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
2. 1Hold the camera steady.
•Keep fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash,
AF-assist illuminator, microphone, and speaker.
Using the Flash
In situations where you want to use the flash, such as in dark locations or when the
subject is backlit, slide the K(flash pop-up) control to raise the flash.
•When the flash is lowered, Wis displayed to indicate that the flash does not fire.
•Push the flash down gently to lower the flash until it clicks into place when not in use.

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2. 2Frame the picture.
•When the camera automatically determines the scene
mode, the shooting mode icon changes.
Using the Zoom
Move the zoom control.
•To zoom in closer to the subject, move toward
g(telephoto).
•To zoom out and view a larger area, move toward
f(wide-angle).
When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the
maximum wide-angle position.
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Step 3 Focus and Shoot
3. 1Press the shutter-release button halfway,
stopping when you feel resistance.
•When the subject is in focus, the focus area
glows green (multiple focus areas can glow
green).
•When you are using digital zoom, the camera
focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame and the focus area is not displayed. When
the camera has focused, the focus indicator
glows green.
•If the focus area or focus indicator flashes, the
camera is unable to focus. Modify the
composition and try pressing the shutter-
release button halfway again.
Flash lamp
The status of the flash can be confirmed by pressing the shutter-release button halfway.
* If the battery level is low, the monitor turns off while the flash is charging.
On The flash fires when you press the shutter-release button all the
way down.
Flashing The flash is charging.*
Off The flash does not fire when an image is taken.
F 3.3F 3.3
1/2501/250
Shutter speed
Aperture value
Focus area
Flash lamp

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3. 2Without lifting your finger, press the shutter-release button the
rest of the way down.
•The shutter is released and the image is saved to the memory card or
internal memory.
•If you press the shutter-release button with too much force, the camera
may shake, causing images to be blurred. Press the button gently.

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Step 4 Play Back Images
Press the c(playback) button. The camera
enters playback mode.
•To display previous or subsequent images,
use the multi selector HIJK.
•To return to shooting mode, press the
Abutton or shutter-release button.
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Abutton
Display the previous image
Display the next image

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Deleting Images
To delete the image currently displayed in the monitor, press the
l(delete) button.
When the deletion screen is displayed, use the multi selector
HI to select Current image and press the kbutton.
When the confirmation dialog is displayed, select Yes and press
the kbutton to delete the image that is displayed.
•After pressing the lbutton, select Erase selected images
and select multiple images to be deleted. Select All images to
delete all images.
•Deleted images cannot be restored. To cancel without
deleting, select No in the confirmation dialog and press the
kbutton.
Delete
Current image
Erase selected images
All images