Nikon COOLPIX P51 0 Operator's manual

Nikon
Quick
Start
Guide
Take
the
Camera
Out
of
the
Box 3
First Steps 6
Shooting
and
Playback 13
Using
ViewNX
2
Other
Functions
19
23

Thank you for purchasing a Nikon COOLPIX P51 0 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 the separate "For Your Safety"
document 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.
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number of options.
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Telephone
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W Viewing the Reference Manual CD
1 Turn on the computer and insert the CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.
2 Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Users: Computer---+ COOLPIX P51 0 icon
Windows
XP Users: My Computer---+ COOLPIX P51 0 icon
Mac OS X Users: Desktop ---+ COOLPIX P51 0 icon
3 Double-click the INDEX.pdf icon and then click 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.
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In
the
event
that
any items are missing, please
contact
the
store
where
you
purchased
the
camera.
COOLPIX
P51
0
Digital
Camera
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
EN-ELS
(with terminal
cover)
Audio
Video
Cable
EG-CP16
• Quick Start
Guide
(this guide)
Camera
Strap
Charging
AC
Adapter
EH-69P*
ViewNX 2 Installer
CD
• Warranty
Lens Cap LC-CP24
(with
cord)
USB
Cable
UC-E6
Reference
Manual
CO
* 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
([I]9).
The
included charging
AC
adapter
is
EH-69P
in
countries other than
Brazil,
and
EH-69C
in
Brazil.
NOTE:
A Secure Digital
(SO)
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

I
Parts
of
the
Camera
5 6
II
Power switch/power-on lamp
U
Fn
(FUNC)
button
II
Modedial
II
Flash
II
Shutter-release
button
Zoom control
W:
Wide
T:
Tele
~:
Thumbnail playback
q :Playback zoom
@:Help
II
Side
zoom control
Ill
~(flash
pop-up)
button
IJIDI
(monitor)
button
lliJ
Diopter adjustment control
Take
the
Camera
Out
of
the
Box
7 8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15 16
17 18
19
20
21
mElectronic viewfinder
W
DISP
(display)
button
m•
(~
movie-record)
button
W Command dial
m
Monitor
1R
Charge lamp
•
Flash
lamp
lfi
[E
(playback)
button
Ill
MENU
(menu)
button
m
m1
(delete)
button
W ® (apply selection)
button
I Rotary multi selector
(multi selector)

Changing the Angle
of
the Monitor
The angle
of
the
monitor
can be lowered
down
to
82°
or raised upward
to
90°.
This
is
convenient when taking pictures
with
the camera held at high or
low
positions.
Take
the
Camera
Out
of
the
Box
I

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step 1 Attaching the Camera Strap
and
Lens
Cap
Attach the lens cap to the strap, and then attach the strap to the camera.
Attach
the
strap at
two
places.
~
LensCap
• Remove
the
lens cap before you shoot a picture.
• At times
when
you
are
not
shooting pictures such
as
when
the
power
is
off, or while you
are
carrying
the
camera, attach
the
lens cap
to
the
camera
to
protect the lens.
• Do
not
attach
other
than
the
lens cap
to
the
lens.
~
First
Steps

step 2 Insertthe 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 90MB).
2.
7 Open
the
battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover.
2.2
Insert
the
battery
(EN-ELS).
•
Use
the battery
to
push the orange
battery latch
down
in
the direction
indicated bythearrow
((D),
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
check that the
memory
card
is
in the correct orientation. Memory card slot
First
Steps
•
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2.4
Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.
• While the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover
is
open, the camera cannot be turned on. Additionally,
the
battery inserted
in
the camera cannot be charged.
Removing the Battery and MemoryCard
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
((D).
Then, remove
the
battery
straight(@).
Removing
the
Memory
Card
•
Press
the
memory
card
in
lightly
with
your
fin~r
((D)
to
partially eject it, and then pull it
out
straight((£)).
First
Steps

Step3
Charge the Battery
3.1
Prepare
the
Charging
AC
Adapter
EH-69P.
Ifa plug adapter*
is
included, 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.
• Close
the
battery-chamber/memory
card slot cover.
Charge
lamp
Electrical
outlet
USB
Cable
UC-E6
(included)
• When charging starts,
the
charge lamp flashes slowly in green.
•
About
four hours and
30
minutes
are
required
to
charge a fully exhausted battery. 1
• 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.
• When
the
camera
is
connected
to
an
electrical
outlet
with
the
Charging
AC
Adapter,
the
camera
cannot
be
turned
on.
First
Steps
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step 4
Remove
the
Lens Cap
and
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). 0
ON/OFF
----
R Power Saving Function (Auto
Off)
Ifno operations
are
performed for awhile, the
monitor
will turn
of~
the camera will enter
standby mode, and the power-on lamp will flash. If no operations
are
performed for another
three minutes, the camera will turn
off
automatically.
•
To
turn
on
the monitor
again
in
standby mode, perform either one ofthe 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 one minute when you
are
using
shooting mode or playback mode.
Step 5 Setting
the
Display
Language,
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
----
First
Steps
Select the item above*
---,
....-A
Select the item on
Select the item
one~
the right/Display
the
left/Return~
El~~sub-menu
(apply
di~play
to
the
~~~
selection)
prev1ous
screen
~T~~
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pp
y
se
ect1on
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 (Time zone), and
press
the®
button.
•
See
"Daylight Saving Time" ([JJ12) for
more information.
5.4
Press_. or T
to
choose the date display order and
press
the®
button
or~.
5.s Press_.,
T,
~or~
to
set date and time, and
press
the ® button.
• Choose
an
item:
Press
....
or
<111111
(selected in
the
following
order: M
(month)--.
D (day)--. V
(year)
--.
hour--.
minute).
The item can also be chosen by rotating
the
multi selector.
•
Set
the contents: Press_. or
T.
Date and
time
can also
be set by rotating the command dial.
• Confirm the settings: Select the
minute
field and
press
the®
button
or
.....
First
Steps
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5.6
Press
~
or
T
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.
Daylight Saving Time
Ifdaylight saving
time
is
in
effect,
press
the multi selector
.A
to
enable the daylight saving
time
function while setting the
region in step
5.3.
• 6
:M;
is
displayed at the
top
of
the monitor.
•
Press
'Y
to
disable the daylight saving
time
function.
R Imprinting the Date on Images While Taking Pictures
b
~
EDT:
r
New
York
,
•
Toronto
Lima
•
~
After setting the date and time,
press
the
MENU
button
to
display the V(setup) menu and set
Print date setting ([JJ25).
•
Use
the rotary multi selector
to
select and
set
menu options.
•
Press
the
MENU
button
to
exit the menu.
f'a
Changing the Current Date, Time, or Language
Press
the
MENU
button
to
display
the
V
(setup) menu and set Language
or
Time zone and
date
([[)25).
First
Steps

step 1
Rotate
the
Mode
Dial
and
Align the 0 (Auto) Icon
to the
Mark
Auto
mode
----
step 2 Check the
Battery
Level
and
the
Number
of
Exposures Remaining
Display
CCJI
(.::~1
0 Battery
exhausted.
Description
Battery level high.
Battery level low. Prepare
to
charge
or
replace
the
battery.
Cannot take pictures.
Charge
or
replace
the
battery.
Shutter
speed
Battery level indicator
Aperture value
Number
of
exposures
remaining*
* When data
is
recorded
to
the
internal memory,
1m
is
displayed.
Raising and Lowering
the
Flash
In
situations where aflash
is
needed, such
as
in
dark locations or
when
the
subject
is
backlit, press
the~
(flash pop-up)
button
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

step 3 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.
3.2
Frame the picture.
• Point
the
camera at
the
subject.
Using the Viewfinder
Use
the viewfinder
to
frame pictures when
bright
light
makes it difficult
to
see
the display on the monitor.
Press
the
IDI
button
to
switch
to
the viewfinder.
When the image in the viewfinder
is
difficult
to
see,
adjust by rotating the diopteradjustment control while
looking
through
the viewfinder.
•
Take
care
not
to
scratch your eye
with
yourfingertips
or nails.
PI
IDI
(monitor) Button and
DISP
(display)
Button
•
Press
the
IDI
button
to
switch between
the
monitor
and viewfinder.
•
Press
the
DISP
button
to
change
the
information
displayed on
the
monitor
or viewfinder.
Shooting and
Playback

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).
• The zoom
can
also be operated by rotating the side zoom control toward
Tor
W.
Zoom out Zoom
in
Using GPS
Record position information (latitude and longitude) on the image using the
camera's internal
GPS
when a picture
is
taken.
To
enable recording
of
position information,
press
the
MENU
button, select
the.~
(GPS
options) tab
([I]25),
and set Record
GPS
data
in
GPS
options
to
On.
Shooting and
Playback

Step 4 Focus
and
Shoot
4.1
Press
the
shutter-release
button
halfway,
i.e.,
press
the
button
slightly until you feel
resistance.
• When
the
camera detects
the
main subject,itfocuses
on
that
subject. When
the
subject
is
in focus,
the
focus
areas
(up
to
12
areas)
light
in green.
• The camera
has
ninefocus
areas,
and
if
itdoes
not
detect
the
main subject, it automatically selects
the
focus
areas
containing
the
subject closest
to
the
camera.When
the
subject
is
in focus,
the
focus areas
that
are in focus (up
to
nine
areas)
light
in green.
-
-
•
----
Shutter speed Aperture
value
• When
the
shutter-release
button
is
pressed halfway and
the
focus area
or
focus
indicator flashes red,
the
subject
is
out
of
focus.Change
the
composition
and press
the
shutter-release
button
halfway again.
Shooting and
Playback

Flash lamp
The flash lamp indicates flash status when the shutter-
release
button is pressed halfway.
On
Flash fires when the shutter-release button is
pressed.
Flashing Flash charging.*
Off
Flash does not fire.
• When the battery level is low, the monitor is turned off during
charging of the flash.
4.2 Press the shutter-release button all the way, i.e., press
the button the rest of the way down.
• The shutter is released and the picture is recorded.
• Ifyou press
the shutter-release button with too much
force, the camera may shake, causing images to be
blurred.
Press the button gently.
step 5 Play BackImages
Press the [E] (playback) button. The camera
enters playback mode.
• The last picture shot is displayed in full-frame
playback mode.
• To display previous
or next images, rotate the
rotary multi selector, or press .A., T, <1111111 or .....
• To return to shooting mode, press the [E button again or press
the shutter-release button ore (~~>If movie-record) button.
Display previous images
Display next images
Shooting and Playback
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step 6 Deleting UnwantedImages
6.1
Press
the
1iD
button
to
delete the image
currently displayed on the monitor.
6.2
Press
the multi
selector_.
or T
to
select the desired
deletion
method
and
press
the®
button.
• Current image:
Only the current image
is
deleted. Ifthe
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_. or T
to
select
Yes
and press
the®
button.
• Deleted images cannot be recovered.
•
To
cancel,
press_.
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
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 ViewNX 2 Installer
CD.
Installing ViewNX 2
• An internet connection is required.
Compatible Operating Systems
Windows
• Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
(Service Pack 1)
• Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
(Service Pack 2)
• Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 3)
Macintosh
• Mac OS X(version 1 0.5.8, 1 0.6.8, 1 0.7.2)
Refer to the Nikon website for the latest information on operating system
compatibility.
1 Start the computerand insert the ViewNX 2 Installer CD intothe
CD-ROM drive.
• Mac OS: When the ViewNX 2 window is displayed, double-click the Welcome
icon.
Using ViewNX 2

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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 Next
to display the installation window.
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• We recommend clicking Installation Guide in the installation window to check
the installation help information and system requirements before installing
ViewNX
2.
• Click Typical Installation (Recommended) in the installation window.
4 Download the software.
5
6
• When the Software Download screen is displayed, click I agree. Begin
download.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
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 6 (for creating a single panorama
photo using a series of images
shot in panorama assist scene
mode)
• QuickTime (Windows only)
Remove the ViewNX 2 Installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Using ViewNX 2