Nikon COOLPIX L820 User manual

Nikon
DIGITAL CAMERA
COOLPI/_C L820
Reference Manual

Reference Section
The Reference Section provides detaiJed information and hints about using the camera.
Shooting
Using Easy Panorama (Shooting and Playback) ................................. _2
Playback
Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence) ... _6
Editing Still Images ....................................................................................... 8"_9
Editing Movies .............................................................................................. _ 19
Connecting the Camera to a TV (Viewing Images on a TV) .......... _21
Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print) .......................... _23
Menu
The Shooting Menu (for I_1 (Auto) Mode) ........................................._31
The Smart Portrait Menu ..........................................................................._40
The Playback Menu ....................................................................................._42
The Movie Menu .........................................................................................._53
The Setup Menu ..........................................................................................._59
Additional Information
File and Folder Names ............................................................................... _83
Optional Accessories .................................................................................. _85
Error Messages ............................................................................................. _86

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Shooting with Easy Panorama
Enter shooting mode -) _ (shooting mode) button -) _. (second icon from the top*)
-) _ -) A, V, 4, _ -_ _ (easy panorama) -) _) button
The icon of the last scene selected is displayed,
1Select Normal (180 °} or Wide (360 °} as the .......
shooting range, and then press the _) button. / /
• When the camera is readied in the horizontal position, the _ I
image size (width x height) is as follows: l 1
Normal (180°): 4800 x 920 when moved horizontally,
1536 x 4800 when moved vertically
Wide (360°}: 9600 x 920 when moved horizontally,
1536 x 9600 when moved vertically
When the camera is readied in the vertical position, the direction and the width and
height are switched,
2 Frame the first edge of the panorama scene,
and then press the shutter-release button
halfway to focus.
• The zoom is fixed at the wide angle position,
• A grid is displayed in the monitor.
• The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the
frame,
• Exposure compensation (_ 61) can be set.
• If the focus and exposure are not correct, try using focus lock (_ 70),
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3Press the shutter-release button all the way,
and then remove your finger from the
shutter-release button.
• _ is displayed to indicate the direction of camera
movement,
shooting ends.
Example of camera movement
Guide
• Stand in place and move the camera horizontally or vertically in an arc so that the guide
travels from one edge to the other.
• Shooting stops if the guide does not reach the edge within about 15 seconds (when
Normal (180 °) isselected) or within about 30 seconds (when Wide (360 °) is selected)
after shooting starts.
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_1_ Notes About Easy Panorama Shooting
• The range of the image seen in the saved image is narrower than that seen in the monitor at the
time of shooting,
• if the camera is moved too quickly or shaken too much, or if the sub]ect is too uniform (e,g, walls or
darkness), an error may occur.
• if shooting is stopped before the camera reaches the halPway point in the panorama range, a
panorama image is not saved,
• if more than half of the panorama range is captured but shooting ends before reaching the edge
of the range, the range not captured is recorded and displayed in gray.
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Viewing Images Captured with Easy Panorama
Switch to playback mode ([_] 30), display an image captured
using easy panorama in full-frame playback mode, and then
press the _) button to display the short edge of the image
using the entire monitor and automatically move (scroll) the
displayed area.
• The image scrolls in the direction that was used when
shooting.
Playback controls are displayed at the top of the monitor
during playback.
Press the multi selector • or • to choose a control, and then
press the _) button to perform the following operations.
Function Icon i Description
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Rewind Hold down the _) button to scroll backward quickly,
Advance _ Hok] down the _) butto_ t_ scroll forward quickly_
The following operations can be performed while playback ispaused
using the controls displayed at the top in the monitor.
Pause _i!?11 _Holddownthe_)buttontorewind.
Hold down the _) button to scroll.
Resumesautomatic scrolling.
End m Switches to full frame playback mode.
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_1_ Notes About Easy Panorama Scroll Playback
Thiscamera may not be able to scroll or zoom when viewing easy panorama images captured with
another make or model of digital camera.

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Viewing Images in a Sequence
Each series of images captured using tile following settings is saved in a sequence.
• Scene mode (_ 37) • _ (auto) mode (_ 52)
Sports - Continuous H
Pet portrait (when Continuous is selected) - Continuous L
- Continuous H:]2Ofps
- Continuous H:60 fps
By default, only the first image of a sequence (key picture) is
displayed to represent the images in the sequence in full-
frame playback mode ([_] 30) or thumbnail playback mode
(I]]3 75).
• When only the key picture is displayed for a sequence, the
picture cannot be zoomed in on.
When only the key picture is displayed for a sequence, press
the _) button to display each image in a sequence
individually.
• To display the previous or next image, press the multi
selector • or I_.
• To return _okey picture only display, pressthe multi sdector A
• When displaying images individually, thumbnails are not
displayed. To display images in a sequence as thumbnails,
set Sequence display options to Individual pictures in the playback menu (_52).
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Sequence Display Options
•Select Sequence display options (_'_$2) in the playback menu to set all sequences to be
displayed using their key pictures or to display them as individual images
• If only one image is captured when using Continuous the image is not displayed as a sequence
• images captured continuously with another make or model of digital camera cannot be displayed
as a sequence
[] Changing Key Picture in Sequence
A sequence's key picture can be changed using Choose key picture (6_52) in the playback menu,
[] Playback Menu Options Available When Using Sequence
When the MENUbutton is pressed the _llowing menu operations are available _r the images in that
sequence
• Quick retouch 1 *_'_11
• Skin softening 1 * _13
• Printorder 2 * _'B42
• Protect 2 * _46
• Small picture ] * _16
• Sequence display options * _52
D Lighting ] * _12
Filter effects 1 * _ 14
Slide show * _45
Rotate image 1 * _49
Copy 2 * _50
Choose key picture * _'BS2
1 This operation is not available when only a key picture is displayed Display the images in the
sequence individually and then press the MENUbutton $"
2 If the MENUbutton is pressed when only a key picture displayed, the same settings can be applied
to all images in that sequence Press the MENU button after displaying individual images to apply
settings to each displayed image
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Deleting Images in a Sequence
If Sequence display options (_52) in the playback menu is set to Key picture only,
imagesto bedeletedvaryasdescribedbelow.Todisplaythe screenfor selectingthedeletion
method, pressthe "_ button.
• Ifonly keypicturesare displayedfor sequenceswhen the_ button ispressed:
Current image: When akeypicture isselected,all imagesinthat sequencearedeleted.
Eraseselected images:Whena keypicture isselectedinthe eraseselectedimages
screen(_ 33),allpictures in the sequencearedeleted.
All images: All imagesaredeleted,including thesequencerepresentedby the
currentlydisplayedkeypicture.
• Ifthe_) button hasbeenpressedand eachindividual imagein the sequenceisdisplayed
beforepressingthe "_ button:
Deletionmethodschange asfollows.
Current image:The imagecurrentlydisplayedisdeleted.
Eraseselected images: When multiple imagesin the sequenceareselectedinthe
eraseselectedimagesscreen(_ 33),theselectedimagesaredeleted.
Entiresequence:All imagesin the sequence,including the imagecurrentlydisplayed,
aredeleted.
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Editing Features
You carl use the following features to edit your images. Edited images are saved as separate
files (_83),
Editing function Description
Allows you to easily create retouched copies in which contrast and
Quick retouch (_ 11) saturation have been enhanced.
Allows you to create a copy of the current image with enhanced
D-Lighting (_12) brightness and contrast, brightening dark portions of the image,
Skin softening (_ 13) Allows you to make the skin tones in people's faces smoother,
Digital filter effects are available to apply a variety of effects to images.
Filter effects (_14) Effect types include Soft, Selective color, Cross screen, Fisheye,
Miniature effect, Painting, and Toy camera effect,
Small picture (_16) Allows you to create a small copy of images suitable for use as e mail
attachments.
Crop (_ 17) Allows you to crop a portion of the image. Use to zoom in on a subiect
or arrange a composition.
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