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...no charge remains. • Immediately after use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for an extended period, the battery may become hot. Observe due caution when removing memory cards from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths. Particular care should ...are prone to prevent liquid crystal from the subject. If you notice any change in or expose to prevent infants from the camera. Removing memory cards Memory cards may become hot during use immediately should be sure it upside down or backwards. • Do not short or disassemble batteries....
...no charge remains. • Immediately after use only the cables provided or sold by Nikon for an extended period, the battery may become hot. Observe due caution when removing memory cards from putting the batteries or other small parts into their mouths. Particular care should ...are prone to prevent liquid crystal from the subject. If you notice any change in or expose to prevent infants from the camera. Removing memory cards Memory cards may become hot during use immediately should be sure it upside down or backwards. • Do not short or disassemble batteries....
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... For Your Safety ...i Notices ...iii Table of Contents ...vi Introduction...1 Before You Begin 2 Parts of the Camera ...2 The Monitor...4 The Mode Dial ...6 Navigating the Menus...7 The Shutter-Release Button 7 First Steps 8 Inserting Batteries ...8 Inserting Memory Cards...10 Checking the Battery Level 12 Basic Setup ...14 Basic Photography 17 Step 1-Select Mode 17 Step...
... For Your Safety ...i Notices ...iii Table of Contents ...vi Introduction...1 Before You Begin 2 Parts of the Camera ...2 The Monitor...4 The Mode Dial ...6 Navigating the Menus...7 The Shutter-Release Button 7 First Steps 8 Inserting Batteries ...8 Inserting Memory Cards...10 Checking the Battery Level 12 Basic Setup ...14 Basic Photography 17 Step 1-Select Mode 17 Step...
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The Setup Menu 109 Using the Setup Menu ...109 Welcome Screen ...110 Date ...112 Monitor Settings ...115 Date Imprint ...116 Brightness ...117 Sound Settings ...118 Auto Off ...119 Format Memory/Card...119 Language ...120 USB...121 Video Mode...121 Reset All ...121 Firmware Version...122 Technical Notes 123 Optional Accessories ...123 Caring for Your Camera 126 Error Messages ...129 Troubleshooting...133 Specifications...136 Index ...139 viii
The Setup Menu 109 Using the Setup Menu ...109 Welcome Screen ...110 Date ...112 Monitor Settings ...115 Date Imprint ...116 Brightness ...117 Sound Settings ...118 Auto Off ...119 Format Memory/Card...119 Language ...120 USB...121 Video Mode...121 Reset All ...121 Firmware Version...122 Technical Notes 123 Optional Accessories ...123 Caring for Your Camera 126 Error Messages ...129 Troubleshooting...133 Specifications...136 Index ...139 viii
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... you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions, information that should be helpful when using your camera. Internal Memory and SD Memory Card This camera uses both internal memory and a SD memory card for your camera. Before You Begin First Steps Basic Photography Scene Mode More on Photography Movies More on the card instead of a Nikon COOLPIX 4200 digital camera.
... you need, the following symbols and conventions are used: This icon marks cautions, information that should be helpful when using your camera. Internal Memory and SD Memory Card This camera uses both internal memory and a SD memory card for your camera. Before You Begin First Steps Basic Photography Scene Mode More on Photography Movies More on the card instead of a Nikon COOLPIX 4200 digital camera.
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Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-release button ( 7) Self-timer lamp ( 44)/ AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 22, 127, 136) Viewfinder Power-on lamp ( 12) Mode dial ( 6) Built-in Speedlight ( 42) Power switch ( 12) Microphone ( 57) Eyelet for camera strap Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cover ( 10) Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) Lens not extended Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap 2
Before You Begin Before You Begin Parts of the Camera Shutter-release button ( 7) Self-timer lamp ( 44)/ AF-Assist illuminator (LED; 22, 127, 136) Viewfinder Power-on lamp ( 12) Mode dial ( 6) Built-in Speedlight ( 42) Power switch ( 12) Microphone ( 57) Eyelet for camera strap Lens ( 19) Memory card slot cover ( 10) Power connector cover for AC adapter kit ( 124) Lens not extended Lens cover Attaching the Camera Strap 2
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...13 12 1 Shooting mode . . . . . 17, 27, 49 2 Zoom indicator1 19 3 Focus indicator2 21 4 Macro close-up mode 46 5 Battery level indicator3) . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 7 Camera shake icon4) . . 43, 129 8 "Date not set" icon5 16 9 Time zone indicator6) . . . . . 112 10 Self-timer indicator 44 11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . 116 12... the shutter-release button is running low. 4) Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pic- tures may be blurred. 5) Blinks when the camera clock has not been set. 6) Appears when the new city time zone has been set . 4
...13 12 1 Shooting mode . . . . . 17, 27, 49 2 Zoom indicator1 19 3 Focus indicator2 21 4 Macro close-up mode 46 5 Battery level indicator3) . . . . . 12 6 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 7 Camera shake icon4) . . 43, 129 8 "Date not set" icon5 16 9 Time zone indicator6) . . . . . 112 10 Self-timer indicator 44 11 Date imprint indicator . . . . . 116 12... the shutter-release button is running low. 4) Appears at slow shutter speeds to warn that pic- tures may be blurred. 5) Blinks when the camera clock has not been set. 6) Appears when the new city time zone has been set . 4
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... Hide info. Before You Begin Playback 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 START 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Current folder 26 2 File number and type 26 3 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 4 Battery level indicator* . . . . . 12 5 Volume indicator 118 6 Voice memo recording guide . . 57 7 Voice memo playback guide. . . 57 8 Current frame number/total number of...
... Hide info. Before You Begin Playback 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 START 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Current folder 26 2 File number and type 26 3 Internal memory/memory card indicator 17 4 Battery level indicator* . . . . . 12 5 Volume indicator 118 6 Voice memo recording guide . . 57 7 Voice memo playback guide. . . 57 8 Current frame number/total number of...
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... the cover ( ) and slide it until it latches ( ). Inserting Memory Cards Insert the memory card terminals first. To store pictures in the internal memory, remove the memory card. 1 Confirm that the camera is closed firmly. 10 Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be off The power-on lamp should be stored in the camera's internal memory (about 12 MB) or on Secure Digital (SD) memory card.
... the cover ( ) and slide it until it latches ( ). Inserting Memory Cards Insert the memory card terminals first. To store pictures in the internal memory, remove the memory card. 1 Confirm that the camera is closed firmly. 10 Inserting Memory Cards Pictures can be off The power-on lamp should be stored in the camera's internal memory (about 12 MB) or on Secure Digital (SD) memory card.
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... when transferring pictures to partially eject the card. Removing Memory Cards Memory cards can then be formatted using the ( ) button on formatting memory cards, see Format Memory/Card ( 119) in the "lock" position, pictures can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the card can not be formatted. 11 To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on...
... when transferring pictures to partially eject the card. Removing Memory Cards Memory cards can then be formatted using the ( ) button on formatting memory cards, see Format Memory/Card ( 119) in the "lock" position, pictures can not be recorded, deleted, or edited, and the card can not be formatted. 11 To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and confirm that the power-on...
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... five options depending on lamp will light and the monitor will display a welcome screen ( 110). Internal memory/memory card When the camera contains a memory card, is displayed, and when there is no memory card in the camera, is 4M (2272 × 1704). Image size Choose from five modes depending on the capacity of... situations. 1 Rotate the mode dial to shoot when the monitor shows the view through the camera lens. In this automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode, the majority of the memory or memory card and the option chosen for Image mode (Image quality and Image size) ( 78). The...
... five options depending on lamp will light and the monitor will display a welcome screen ( 110). Internal memory/memory card When the camera contains a memory card, is displayed, and when there is no memory card in the camera, is 4M (2272 × 1704). Image size Choose from five modes depending on the capacity of... situations. 1 Rotate the mode dial to shoot when the monitor shows the view through the camera lens. In this automatic, "point-and-shoot" mode, the majority of the memory or memory card and the option chosen for Image mode (Image quality and Image size) ( 78). The...
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...8226; Choose a lower image quality or image size setting ( 75) (depending on a memory card. tures can be taken until you change the setting). • Insert a new memory card ( 10). • Remove the memory card so that pictures will be displayed in the monitor and no further pictures can be taken ...only when the internal memory has space). • Delete some pictures in the internal memory or on the condition, no fur-...
...8226; Choose a lower image quality or image size setting ( 75) (depending on a memory card. tures can be taken until you change the setting). • Insert a new memory card ( 10). • Remove the memory card so that pictures will be displayed in the monitor and no further pictures can be taken ...only when the internal memory has space). • Delete some pictures in the internal memory or on the condition, no fur-...
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Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the subject is displayed, the monitor will light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, allowing the camera to...when AF area mode is a measure of data or in the monitor to the camera, internal memory, or card. Basic Photography During Recording • While pictures are being recorded to the memory or memory card, the green (AF) lamp will blink, and at the center of sharply ...
Your Nikon digital camera normally has a sensitivity roughly equivalent to film with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when there is contrast between the subject and the background and the subject is displayed, the monitor will light when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, allowing the camera to...when AF area mode is a measure of data or in the monitor to the camera, internal memory, or card. Basic Photography During Recording • While pictures are being recorded to the memory or memory card, the green (AF) lamp will blink, and at the center of sharply ...
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... again. This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in the memory or a memory card without waiting for about two seconds will be displayed at low resolution while being read from the memory or a memory card. Step 4-View the Results (Full-screen Playback) 1 Press the button 2... View pictures in the monitor • This mode is called "Full-screen playback" ( 53). • Your most recent picture will turn the camera on Playback" ( 53 - 72...
... again. This makes it possible to scroll rapidly through the pictures in the memory or a memory card without waiting for about two seconds will be displayed at low resolution while being read from the memory or a memory card. Step 4-View the Results (Full-screen Playback) 1 Press the button 2... View pictures in the monitor • This mode is called "Full-screen playback" ( 53). • Your most recent picture will turn the camera on Playback" ( 53 - 72...
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.... 26 Basic Photography Image File and Folder Names In the memory or on the memory card, pictures are identified by file names with three parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in the top right corner of pictures starting with the largest... there is incremented by the camera. The new folder becomes the current folder, and its number is still memory capacity. The identifier is not displayed, but is visible when pictures are transferred to a computer ( 60) and then format the memory or the memory card ( 119). • When...
.... 26 Basic Photography Image File and Folder Names In the memory or on the memory card, pictures are identified by file names with three parts: a four letter identifier, a four-digit file number assigned automatically by the camera in the top right corner of pictures starting with the largest... there is incremented by the camera. The new folder becomes the current folder, and its number is still memory capacity. The identifier is not displayed, but is visible when pictures are transferred to a computer ( 60) and then format the memory or the memory card ( 119). • When...
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... per second. Approx. 39s Approx. Max. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels. Small size allows longer movies to the purpose of memory cards even when they have the same memory capacity. Actual total recording time varies depending on a computer after transfer. 49 Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels. Approx. 785s 1583s...
... per second. Approx. 39s Approx. Max. Each frame is 640 × 480 pixels. Small size allows longer movies to the purpose of memory cards even when they have the same memory capacity. Actual total recording time varies depending on a computer after transfer. 49 Each frame is 320 × 240 pixels. Approx. 785s 1583s...
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... the built-in the memory or on the memory card. Notes on Movies • Depending on the make of memory card used, recording may end before the memory card is available in microphone. • The progress indicator stops at 9999s. release button again. • Recording will be recorded with sound recorded via the camera's built-in microphone. 1 Rotate...
... the built-in the memory or on the memory card. Notes on Movies • Depending on the make of memory card used, recording may end before the memory card is available in microphone. • The progress indicator stops at 9999s. release button again. • Recording will be recorded with sound recorded via the camera's built-in microphone. 1 Rotate...
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...on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Pictures: Full-Screen Playback Pressing the button in the shooting mode will be displayed. Press to highlight Yes, and press to delete the picture. • No: Return to the screen selected on the memory card in " from (T) nine ...thumbnails to highlight pictures. Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pressing the (W) button in full-screen playback displays the pictures in the memory or on the mode dial.
...on Playback Viewing Pictures on the Camera Viewing Pictures: Full-Screen Playback Pressing the button in the shooting mode will be displayed. Press to highlight Yes, and press to delete the picture. • No: Return to the screen selected on the memory card in " from (T) nine ...thumbnails to highlight pictures. Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback Pressing the (W) button in full-screen playback displays the pictures in the memory or on the mode dial.
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... 54 Movies A histogram of the following: • Remove the memory card from the camera ( 11), and display the pictures. • Copy pictures stored in the memory and on Playback Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory to right, while vertical axis shows number of pixels of a .... Image mode (Image quality/Image size) Exposure information (metering, exposure compensation, flash mode) Folder name File name More on the memory card can not be displayed simultaneously. Shooting Information The shooting conditions displayed in the image. • The scale of an axis is displayed...
... 54 Movies A histogram of the following: • Remove the memory card from the camera ( 11), and display the pictures. • Copy pictures stored in the memory and on Playback Images in the Memory The pictures in the memory to right, while vertical axis shows number of pixels of a .... Image mode (Image quality/Image size) Exposure information (metering, exposure compensation, flash mode) Folder name File name More on the memory card can not be displayed simultaneously. Shooting Information The shooting conditions displayed in the image. • The scale of an axis is displayed...
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...to scroll picture until desired portion of a picture and save it may not display on a different camera. Also, it as the original picture. Zoom picture in the memory or on the memory card with names of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, copies will...as separate pictures from the original pictures. • Depending on the size of the form "RSCNnnnn.JPG," where "nnnn" is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera. • Cropped copies have the same recording time and date as a separate file. light No and press . • Cropped pictures...
...to scroll picture until desired portion of a picture and save it may not display on a different camera. Also, it as the original picture. Zoom picture in the memory or on the memory card with names of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was created, copies will...as separate pictures from the original pictures. • Depending on the size of the form "RSCNnnnn.JPG," where "nnnn" is a four-digit number assigned automatically by the camera. • Cropped copies have the same recording time and date as a separate file. light No and press . • Cropped pictures...
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... More on Playback The Write Protect Switch The camera (Transfer ) button can not be copied from the camera to the computer by: • Pressing the (Transfer ) button on the camera ( 3) • Clicking the Transfer button in the camera setup menu. After consulting the following table, ... Choose PTP. Choose Mass storage or PTP. For more information on a computer. Before Connecting the Camera Pictures can transfer (copy) pictures to transfer pictures when the memory card write protect switch is Mass storage. (Transfer ) button Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP...
... More on Playback The Write Protect Switch The camera (Transfer ) button can not be copied from the camera to the computer by: • Pressing the (Transfer ) button on the camera ( 3) • Clicking the Transfer button in the camera setup menu. After consulting the following table, ... Choose PTP. Choose Mass storage or PTP. For more information on a computer. Before Connecting the Camera Pictures can transfer (copy) pictures to transfer pictures when the memory card write protect switch is Mass storage. (Transfer ) button Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP...