Nikon Coolpix p330 User manual

Nikon

Quick Start Guide

Take

the

Camera

Out

of

the

Box 3

First Steps 5

Shooting

and

Playback 12

Using ViewNX 2 17

Other

Functions

21

For Your Safety 26

Nikon

I

Thank you for purchasing the Nikon

COOLPIX

P330

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

provided

in

"For Your Safety"

([l]26)

before using the camera.

For

more detailed information, please refer

to

the

digital

Reference

Manual, which

is

located on the included CD-ROM. For information on viewing

the

camera's digital

Reference

Manual,

see

"Viewing

the

Reference Manual

CD"

described below.

Should you need technical support,

we

offer a

number

of

options.

Internet

Please

visit the Nikon support

home

page, where you can:

• Search Nikon's continuously updated Knowledge Database for

the

latest technical support information.

•

Use

//Ask

Nikon a Question//

to

receive a

prompt

reply from a Nikon professional advisor

to

your e-mail.

• Download the latest versions

of

Nikon software or firmware updates for your product, or register

to

receive e-mail notification for software or firmware updates.

For customers in

the

United States: www.nikontechusa.com

For customers

in

Canada: help.nikon.ca (English), nikoncanada-fr.custhelp.com

(Fran<;ais)

For customers in Mexico: nikon.com.mx/soporte

For customers in

Brazil:

http://nikon.com.br

Telephone

Please

call for technical support and other

product

assistance. Our professional advisers are standing by

to

help

with

your digital camera needs.

For

customers in the United States: 1-800-NIKON-UX(1-800-645-6689)

For

customers in Canada: 1-877-534-9910

For customers in Mexico: 001-888-565-5452

For customers in

Brazil:

0800-886-4566 (0800-88 NIKON)

W Viewing the

"Reference

Manual CD"

The

Reference

Manual can be viewed using Adobe

Reader,

available for free

download

from the Adobe

website.

1 Start

the

computer

and insert

the

//Reference

Manual

CD':

2 Double-click the

CD

(COOLPIX P330) icon in Computer

or

MyComputer (Windows) or on

the

desktop (Mac

OS).

3 Double-click the INDEX.pdf icon

to

display

the

language selection screen.

Click a language and follow

the

links

to

view the

Reference

Manual.

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,

Charging

AC

Adapters

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.

THE

USE

OF

NON-NIKON

ACCESSORIES

MAY

DAMAGE

YOUR

CAMERA

AND

WILL

VOID

YOUR

NIKON

WARRANTY.

Genuine Nikon

accessories

are

available through your Nikon-authorized dealer.

~~------

In

the

event

that

any items are missing, please contact

the

store where you

purchased

the

camera.

COOLPIX

P330

Digital

Camera

Charging

AC

Adapter

EH-69P*

ViewNX 2

CD

• Quick Start

Guide

(this guide)

• Warranty

Camera

Strap

USB

Cable

UC

-E6

Reference

Manual

CD

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

EN-EL

12

(with terminal

cover)

Audio

Video

Cable

EG-CP16

* Aplug adapter

is

included ifthe

camera

was

purchased

in

acountry or region that requires aplug

adapter.

The

shape

of

the plug adapter

varies

with the country or region

of

purchase ([IJS).

The

included charging

AC

adapter

is

EH-69P

in

countries other than

Brazil,

and

EH-69C

in

Brazil.

NOTE: A Secure Digital

(SD)

memory

card, hereafter referred

to

as

a "memory card':

is

not

provided.

CD:

This icon indicates

that

more information

is

available elsewhere

in

this guide.

Take

the

Camera

Out

of

the

Box

I

Parts

of

the

Camera

D

Flash

II

~

(flash pop-up) control

II

Fn

(function)

button

II

Mode dial

U Power switch/power-on lamp

Zoom control

W:

Wide

T:

Tele

~:

Thumbnail playback

q :

Playback zoom

@:Help

II

Shutter-release

button

Take

the

Camera

Out

of

the

Box

D Command dial

I Charge lamp

Flash

lamp

II:J

e

(.-If

movie-record)

button

m

~

(playback)

button

I Rotary multi selector

(multi selector)

ID ® (apply selection)

button

m

liD

(delete)

button

W

MENU

(menu)

button

W

Monitor

Step 1 Attaching the CameraStrap

*

Pass

the

strap

through

either

the

left or right strap eyelet and attach

the

strap.

step

2 Insert the Battery

and

the

Memory

Card

Ifa

memory

card

is

inserted, images are saved on

the

memory

card

when

you take

pictures.Ifa

memory

card

is

not

inserted, images are saved in

the

camera's internal

memory

(approximately

15MB)

.

2.1

Open

the

battery-chamber/memory

card slot cover.

First

Steps

•

I

2.2

Insert

the

included battery

(Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

EN-EL

12).

•

Use

the battery to push the orange

battery latch

In

the direction

indicated by the arrow (G)), and

fully insert the

battery(@).

• When the battery

is

inserted

correctly, the battery latch will lock

the battery

in

place.

~

Inserting the Battery Correctly

Battery latch

Inserting

the

battery

upside down or backwards could damage

the

camera.

Be

sure

to check that the battery

Is

in

the correct orientation.

2.3

Insert

the

memory

card.

• Slide the

memory

card

in

until it clicks

into place.

~

Inserting

the

Memory

Card Correctly

Inserting the

memory

card upside down or

backwards could damage

the

camera or

the

memory

card.

Be

sure

to

confirm that the

memory

card

is

in

the correct orientation.

Memory card slot

2.4

Close

the

battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

•

First

Steps

Removing

the

Battery and

Memory

Card

Before opening

the

battery-chamber/memory

card slot cover, turn

the

camera

off

and confirm

that

the

power-on lamp and

the

monitor

are

off.

~

High Temperature Caution

The camera, battery, and

memory

card may be

hot

immediately after using 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 push

the

orange battery latch in the direction

shown (G)). Then, remove the battery straight

(@)

.

Removing the

Memory

Card

•

Press

the

memory

card

in

lightly

with

your

fin~r

(G))

to

partially eject

iC

and then pull it

out

straight ((£)).

First

Steps

I

Step3

Charge

the

Battery

3.1

Prepare

the included Charging

AC

Adapter

EH-69P.

Ifa

plug

adapter*

is

included

with

your camera, attach

the

plug

adapter

to

the

plug

on

the

Charging

AC

Adapter.

Push

the

plug

adapter firmly until it

is

securely held

in

place. Once

the

two

are

connected,

attempting

to

forcibly remove

the

plug

adapter could

damage

the

product.

* The shape

of

the plug adapter varies according to the country or region

in

which the camera

was

purchased.

The

Charging

AC

Adapter comes

with the plug adapter attached

in

Argentina and

Korea.

----·-----------·------·--·-·-·--

3.2

Make

sure

the battery

is

inserted

in

the

camera,

and then connect the

camera

to the Charging

AC

Adapter

in

order

of

CD

to@.

• Keep

the

camera

turned

off.

• When

connecting

the

cable, be sure

that

the

plug

is

properly oriented. Do

not

use

force

when

connecting

the

cable

to

the

camera.When disconnecting

the

cable,

do

not

pull

the

plug at

an

angle.

Charge

lamp

Electrical

outlet

I

USB

Cable

UC-E6

(included)

• When charging starts,

the

charge

lamp

flashes slowly in green.

•

About

4 hours and

30

minutes

are

required

to

charge afully exhausted battery.

• When

the

battery

has

been

completely

charged,

the

charge

lamp

turns

off

.

3.3

Disconnect the Charging

AC

Adapter from the electrical outlet

and

then

disconnect the

USB

cable.

~

First

Steps

Step4

Turn the Camera On

Press

the power switch

to

turn on the camera.

• The power-on lamp (green) lights, and then

the

monitor

is

turned on (the power-on lamp

turns

off

when the

monitor

is

turned on).

R

Power Saving Function (Auto

Off)

t

~N/

-0.0FF

/I'

If no operations

are

performed for a while, the

monitor

will turn off, the camera will enter

standby mode, and the power-on lamp will flash. Ifno operations

are

performed for another 3

minutes,

the

camera will turn

off

automatically.

•

To

turn

on

the monitor again

in

standby mode, perform either one

of

the following operations.

-

Press

the

power

switch, shutter-release

button,

[E)

button,

or

e

(""If

movie-record)

button.

-Rotate

the

mode

dial.

•

By

default, the camera enters standby

mode

in

about

1

minute

when

you

are

using

shooting

mode

or playback mode.

First

Steps

I

step 5 Setting the DisplayLanguage, Date,

and

Time

Dialogs for language selection and camera clock setting are displayed

the

first

time

the

camera

is

turned on.

Use

the

rotary

multi

selector

to

select

the

settings.

Rotary Multi Selector

Select

the

item on

the

right/Display

sub-menu (apply

selection)

previous screen Apply selection

Select

the

item

below*

* Items above or

below

can also be selected

by

rotating

the

rotary

multi

selector.

5.1

Press

the

rotary

multi

selector_.

or T

to

choose

the

desired language and

press

the®

button.

5.2

Press_. or T

to

choose

Yes

and press

the®

button.

5.3

Press~

or~

to

select your

home

time

zone, and press

the®

button.

•

In

regions where daylight saving

time

applies, press

.A.

to

enable

the

daylight

saving

time

function.

6~

will be

displayed.

To

disable the daylight saving

time

function, press

T.

First

Steps

5.4

Press~

or

'Y

to

choose

the

date display order and

press

the®

button

or~.

S.s

Press~,

'Y,

~or~

to

set date and time, and press

the®

button.

• Choose

an

item:

Press

......

or

~

(selected in

the

following

order: M (month)-----. D

(day)-----.

Y

(year)-----.

hour-----.

minute).

•

Set

the

contents:

Press

.A.

or..-.

Date and

time

can also

be set by rotating

the

multi

selector

or

command

dial.

• Confirm

the

settings: Select

the

minutefield and press

the®

button

or

.......

5.6

Press

~

or 'Y to choose

Yes

and

press

the®

button.

• After finishing

the

setting,

the

lens extends and

the

shooting screen

is

displayed.

The next procedure explains basic shooting operations using 0 (auto) mode.

Q

Imprinting the Date on Images While Taking Pictures

After setting

the

date and time, press

the

MENU

button

to

display

theY

(setup)

menu

and set

Print date setting

([D23).

•

Use

the

rotary

multi

selector

to

select and set

menu

options.

•

Press

the

MENU

button

to

exit

the

menu.

Q

Changing

the

Current Date, Time, or Language

Press

the

MENU

button

to

display

theY

(setup)

menu

and set Language

or

Time zone and I

date

((I]23).

First

Steps

I

Step 1 Rotate the Mode

Dial

and

Align the 0 (Auto) Icon

to

the Mark

Auto mode

Step 2

Check

the BatteryLevelandthe Number

of

Exposures

Remaining

Display

(c::JI

(.:JI

6

Battery

exhausted.

Description

Battery level

high

.

Battery level low. Prepare

to

charge

or replace

the

battery.

Cannot take pictures.

Charge or replace

the

battery.

S

utter

speed

Battery level indicator

Number

of

exposures

remaining*

* When data

is

recorded

to

the

internal memory,

rrn

is

displayed.

Raising and Lowering

the

Flash

In

situations where a flash

is

needed, such

as

in dark locations or

when

the subject

is

backlit, lower the

~

€

(flash pop-up) control

to

raise

the

flash.

• When the flash

is

lowered, it

is

fixed

to®

(off).

• When

not

using the flash, lower it by

gently

pushing it

down

until it clicks.

~)

Shooting and

Playback

Step3

Frame a Picture

3.1

Ready

the

camera.

• Keep your fingers, hair, strap and

other

objects away from

the

lens, flash, AF-assist

illuminator and microphone.

•

To

shoot

in

the

"tall" orientation, hold

the

camera

so

that

the

flash

is

above

the

lens.

3.2

Frame

the

picture.

• Point

the

camera at

the

subject.

Using

the

Zoom

• To

zoom

in

so

that

the

subject fills a larger area

of

the

frame, rotate

toward

T

(telephoto

zoom

position).

• To

zoom

out

so

that

the

area

visible increases in

the

frame, rotate

toward

W

(wide-angle position).

Zoom out Zoom in

w T

Shooting and Playback

I

Using GPS

Record position

information

(latitude and longitude) on

the

image using

the

camerals internal

GPS

when

a picture

is

taken.

To enable recording

of

position information, press

the

MENU

button,

select

the

•~

(GPS

options) tab ([JJ23), and set Record

GPS

data

in

GPS

options

to

On.

step 4

Focus

and

Shoot

4.1

Press

the

shutter-release

button

halfway

to

adjust

the

focus.

• "Pressing halfway"

is

the

action

of

pressing

the

shutter-release

button

slightly until you feel

resistance and

then

holding

in

that

position.

• When

the

subject

is

in focus,

the

focus area

or

focus indicator lights in

green.lf

the

focus area

or

focus indicatorflashes in red,

the

subject

is

out

of

focus.

Press

the

shutter-release

button

halfway

again.

•

In

auto

mode,

the

camera automaticallyselects

the

areas

containing

the

subject closest

to

the

camera

out

of

9

focus

areas.

When

the

subject

is

in focus,

the

focus areas

that

are in focus (up

to

9

areas)

light

in green.

Shooting and

Playback

Focus

area

Flash

lamp

• The flash

lamp

indicates

the

status

of

the

flash

when

the

shutter-release

button

is

pressed halfway.

-On: The flash will fire

when

you press the shutter-release

button

all

the

way.

-Flashing: The flash

is

charging. The camera cannot take

pictures.

-Off: The flash will

not

fire

when

a picture

is

taken.

• If

the

battery

is

low,

the

monitor

will be turned

off

while

the

flash

is

charging.

4.2

Press

the

shutter-release

button

all

the

way

to

take a

picture.

• "Pressing

all

the

way"

is

the

action

of

pressing

the

shutter-release

button

the

rest

of

the way

down.

Step 5 Play

Back

Images

5.1

Press

the

[E) (playback)

button.

• When you switch from shooting

mode

to

playback mode,

the

last image saved will be

displayed in full-frame playback mode.

5.2

Use

the

multi

selector

to

view

•

To

view

previous images:

.A.

or

<1111111

•

To

view

next images:

Tor~

• Images can also be selected by rotating

the

multi

selector.

•

To

return

to

shooting mode, press

the

[E

button

again, or press

the

shutter-release

button

ore

(

..

If

movie-record)

button.

Shooting and

Playback

I

step 6 Deleting UnwantedImages

6.1

Press

the

liD

button

to

delete

the

image

currently displayed on the monitor.

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6.2

Press

the

multi selector

.A.

or

T

to

select

the

desired

deletion

method

and press

the®

button.

• Current image:

Only the current image

is

deleted.

If

the

key picture

of

a sequence

is

selected,

all

images in

the

sequence

are

deleted.

· Erase selected images:

Multiple images can be

selected and deleted.

· All images:

All images

are

deleted.

•

To

exit

without

deleting,

press

the

MENU

button.

6.3

Press

.A.

or

T

to

select

Yes

and press

the®

button.

• Deleted images cannot

be

recovered.

•

To

cancel, press A

or

T

to

select

No

and press

the®

button.

Step 7

Turn

Off

the Camera

Press

the

power

switch

to

turn the camera off.

• When

the

flash

is

raised,

gently

press

the

flash

down

to

lower

it.

Shooting and

Playback

t

~ON/

~OFF

ViewNX 2

is

an ail-in-one software package

which

enables you

to

transfer, view,

edit

and share images.

Install ViewNX 2 using

the

included

ViewNX 2 CD-ROM.

Installing

ViewNX

2

Compatible Operating Systems

Windows

8,

Windows

7,

Windows

Vista,

Windows

XP

Macintosh

Mac

OS

X 1

0.6,

1

0.7,

10.8

Refer

to

the

Nikon website for details

on

system requirements,

including

the

latest

information

on

operating

system

compatibility.

1 Start

the

computer and insert

the

ViewNX 2 CD-ROM into

the

CD-ROM drive.

• Windows: If instructions for operating

the

CD-ROM

are

displayed

in

the

window,

follow

the instructions

to

proceed

to

the

installation window.

• Mac

OS:

When the ViewNX 2

window

is

displayed, double-click the Welcome

icon.

Using

ViewNX

2

I

2 Select a language in

the

language selection dialog

to

open

the

installation window.

• If

the

desired language

is

not

available, click

Region

Selection

to

choose a

different region and

then

choose

the

desired language (the

Region Selection

button

is

not

available in

the

European release).

• Click

display the installation

window.

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clicking

Installation Guide

in

the

installation

window

to

check

the

installation help

information

and system requirements before installing

ViewNX2.

• Click

Typical Installation (Recommended)

in

the

installation

window.

• Follow

the

on-screen instructions

to

install

the

software.

4

Exit

the

installer when

the

installation completion screen

is

displayed.

• Windows: Click

Yes.

• Mac

OS:

Click

OK.

The

following

software

is

installed:

• ViewNX 2 (consisting

of

the

three modules below)

-Nikon Transfer

2:

For transferring images

to

the

computer

-ViewNX

2:

For viewing, editing, and

printing

transferred images

-Nikon Movie Editor: For basic editing

of

transferred movies

• Panorama Maker (for creating a single panorama

photo

using a series

of

images

shot in panorama assist scene mode)

• QuickTime (Windows only)

5 Remove

the

ViewNX 2 CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

Using

ViewNX

2

Transferring Images to the Computer

1 Choose

how

images will be copied

to

the

computer.

Choose

one

of

the

following

methods:

• Direct

USB

connection: Turn

the

camera

off

and ensure

that

the

memory

card

is

inserted in

the

camera.

Connect

the

camera

to

the

computer

using

the

included

USB

cable. The camera

automatically

turns on.

To transfer images

that

are saved in

the

camera's internal memory, remove

the

memory

card

from

the

camera before

connecting

it

to

the

computer

.

·

SO

card slot: If

your

computer

is

equipped

with

an

SD

card slot,

the

card can be

inserted directly in

the

slot.

·

SO

card reader:

Connect

a card reader (available separately

from

third-party

suppliers)

to

the

computer

and insert

the

memory

card.

Ifa message

is

displayed

prompting

you

to

choose a program, select Nikon Transfer

2.

• When using Windows 7

If

the

dialog

shown

at

right

is

displayed,

follow

the

steps

below

to

select Nikon

Transfer

2.

1 Under

Import

pictures

and

videos,

click Change program. A

program

selection dialog will be displayed; select

Import

File using

Nikon

Transfer 2 and click

OK.

2 Double-click

Import

File.

If

the

memory

card contains a large

number

of

images, it may take a

while

for Nikon

Transfer 2

to

start. Wait until Nikon Transfer 2 starts.

~

Connecting the

USB

Cable

The

con"nection may not

be

recognized ifthe camera

is

connected to the computer

via

a

USB

hub.

Using

ViewNX

2

I

2 Transfer images

to

the computer.

• Confirm

that

the

name

of

the

connected camera

or

removable disk

is

displayed

as

the "Source" on

the

"Options" title bar

of

Nikon Transfer 2

(W).

• Click

Start Transfer(@).

CD

• At default settings,

all

the images on

the

memory

card will be copied

to

the

computer.

3

Terminate the connection.

• If

the

camera

is

connected

to

the

computer, turn

the

camera

off

and disconnect

the

USB

cable.

• Ifyou

are

using a card reader or card slot, choose the appropriate

option

in

the

computer

operating system

to

eject the removable disk corresponding

to

the

memory

card and then remove

the

card from

the

card reader or card slot.

Viewing Images

Start ViewNX 2.

• Images are displayed in ViewNX 2

when

transfer

is

complete.

• Consult online help for more information

on

using ViewNX

2.

n

Starting ViewNX 2

Manually

• Windows: Double-click the ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop.

• Mac

OS:

Click the ViewNX 2 icon

in

the Dock.

Using

ViewNX

2

Nikon COOLPIX P330 User manual

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