Nikon coolpix 880 instruction manual

Press the button to cancel zoom. In playback mode, its function is to star t and stop movie playback. Press the MENU button to display or hide the menu for the current operating mode, or to display the second page of a two-page menu. Use the multi selector to select items from the camera menus, or to scroll through the images in memory in quick-review or playback modes. The flash lamp red and autofocus AF lamp green next to the viewfinder provide a visual guide to camera status. FlashLamp Red. Digital zoom 52 in effect; frame photographs in monitor.

Changes to some settings can be made with the help of menus that appear in the monitor. When the camera is on, the menu for the current operating mode can be displayed by pressing the MENU button. Press A A. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select the desired setting from the sub-menu. To take a photograph while the menu is displayed, press the shutter-release button.

Attach the camera strap and lens-cap string as described in For Your Safety. If the camera is on a tripod, remove the tripod before proceeding to the next step. Pressing the battery-chamber latch 1 , slide the battery-cham- ber cover out 2 and flip it open 3. The battery-level indicator may briefly show battery fully charged after an exhausted 2CR5 DL battery is re-inserted in the camera.

Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer. All settings other than date and language will, however, be reset. The clock-calendar is powered by a separate, rechargeable battery, which is charged as necessary when the main battery is installed. If the camera has been stored for a long period of time with the main battery removed, the clock may need to be reset.

Once the main battery has been re-inserted, the clock battery will recharge in several hours, during which time the main battery should be left in the camera. While the battery recharges, you can connect the camera to the EH and use an AC power source for shooting or playback.

Slide the card-slot cover out 1 and flip it open 2. Slide the card in 3 until it is firmly in place and the eject button pops up. Memory cards can be removed without loss of data when the camera is off.

To remove memory cards, turn the camera off and open the card-slot cover 5. Press the eject button to partially eject the card 6 and then remove the card by hand. All images will be deleted! Confirmation dialog displayed. Press multi selector down to highlight Format , then press to right to format card. All data on card will be permanently deleted. Camera menus and messages can be displayed in English, French, German, and Japanese.

To clear the message from the display, turn the camera off and remove the lens cap. After a short pause, current settings will be displayed in the monitor and control panel. The monitor and control panel show the number of exposures remaining at current settings. When this number reaches zero, you will need to insert a new memory card or delete some pictures before you will be able to take more photographs.

It may be possible to record more photographs at a different image quality or size In AUTO mode, you can use the buttons or menus listed below to control flash setting, focus mode, image quality, and image size. The first time you turn the camera on, these settings will be set to the default values shown. These settings are adequate for most situations, and the description in this section assumes that the default settings are used.

For information on changing these settings, refer to the page numbers given below. To reduce blurring caused by camera shake, hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Photographs can be framed in the monitor A or the viewfinder B. Keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens and flash window when framing photographs. When framing photographs in the viewfinder at ranges of 90 cm 1 yd or less, use the smaller of the two frames in the viewfinder display the shaded area in the illustration at right.

Before taking a photograph, press the shutter-release button halfway to initiate autofocus, and check the status of the autofocus AF lamp green and the flash lamp red next to the viewfinder. If your subject is not located at the center of the frame when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the camera will focus on the background. Focus lock allows you to first focus on your subject, then adjust the composition before taking the photograph.

Position the subject in the center focus area shown by the focus target in the viewfinder and press the shutter-release button halfway. With the shutter-release button held halfway down, check that the green AF lamp next to the viewfinder glows steadily, indicating that the subject is in focus. Focus will remain locked while the shutter-release button is held halfway down.

Keeping the shutter-release button held halfway down, recompose your photograph. Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. Do not change the distance between the camera and the subject while focus lock is in effect. If your subject moves, remove your finger from the shutter-release button and focus again at the new distance. After a photograph has been taken, the green autofocus lamp will blink while the photograph is recorded.

Before the photograph is transferred to the memory card, it will be displayed briefly in the monitor. The following operations can be per-. New photographs can be taken as soon as enough memory is available in buffer and icon is no longer displayed. While photographs are recorded to the memory card, the green autofocus lamp will blink. Do not eject the memory card, remove the battery, or unplug the AC adapter available separately until the lamp has stopped blinking.

Removing the card or cutting power in these circumstances could result in loss of data. While the default settings in AUTO mode are suited to a wide variety of situations, some compositions call for special combinations of settings. In SCENE mode, you select the scene from a menu of creative shooting situations, and the camera automatically adjusts settings to produce the best possible results.

After identifying the shooting situation see following pages , select the appropriate composition type from the SCENE-mode menu. Pressing the MENU button a second time clears the menu from the monitor. Restrictions apply to the selection of flash and focus modes in some cases see following pages.

Image quality. While the use of a tripod is recommended in such cases, the other methods available to prevent camera shake are reflected in the number of stars:. Support the camera steadily in both hands with your elbows held against your torsoSteady the camera by placing it on a flat, level surface such as a wall or table. The types of composition available are described below.

Use to obtain portrait photographs in which the main subject stands out clearly and background details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth. Notes: AF-area mode is set to Manual , allowing the focus target to be chosen using the multi selector The degree to which background details are softened depends on the amount of light available.

Use at parties and other indoor events for atmospheric photographs that include details of the background behind the subject. Use for photographs that provide a natural balance between the main subject and the background when taking portraits against a backdrop of nighttime scenery.

Use for photographs that vividly capture the brightness of such subjects as snowfields, beaches, or sunlit oceans and lakes. Use for vivid landscape photographs that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in subjects such as skyscapes and forests.

Use for photographs that capture the beautiful reds in sunsets or sunrises exactly as you see them. Use for photographs that employ slow shutter speeds to produce stunning night landscapes. Use when photographing firework displays.

Focus mode: Infinity Camera shake:. Notes: Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter-release button just as the firework explodes. Notes: Position the sparkler in the center of the frame for the best results. Use to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects that catch your eye. Use to obtain clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card, or in printed matter.

Flash mode: No restrictions Focus mode: No restrictions. Notes: If the subject is colored, text or drawings may be faint and hard to distinguish in the final photograph.

Back Light. Use when light is coming from behind your subject, throwing their features into shadow, or when your subject is in the shade but the background is brightly lit.

Press the button to cycle through shooting and review modes as shown below. P h o t o g r ap h s s t o re d o n memory card are displayed in top left corner of monitor, allowing you to view results of previous photographs while setting up your next shot. P h o t o g r ap h s s t o re d o n memory card are displayed full screen or in thumbnail menus of four or nine images.

You can zoom in on photographs, view photo information, and delete individual images. The following operations can be performed in quick-review mode:. From quick-review mode, press the button to enter fullscreen review mode.

The photograph displayed in quick-review mode will be displayed full screen. The following operations can be performed in full-screen review mode:. Pressing the button in full-screen review brings up a menu of nine thumbnail images. The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed:.

In full-screen or thumbnail review, pressing the button selects the current image for deletion. Delete dialog is displayed. Press multi selector up or down to highlight option, press right to select. When you have finished using the camera, follow these steps before putting the camera away. To reduce blurring caused by camera shake, we recommend that you use a remote shutter release the MC-EU1 remote cord, available separately, functions as a remote shutter-release cable and a tripod.

The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure, allowing the same exposure to be achieved with higher shutter speeds or smaller apertures. Page 80 The following settings are available: Setting Equivalent to setting of under normal conditions; when lighting is poor, how- AUTO ever, camera automatically raises sensitivity to compensate. ISO icon appears in default control panel and monitor only when sensitivity raised above Focus distance can be selected from forty-eight preset distances, ranging from 0.

Page 82 The value displayed for manual focus-distance is the approximate distance from the front of the lens. The actual focus distance may differ slightly from the value shown; check focus in the monitor before shooting. Manual focus can be cancelled by pressing the button. Save where noted on the following pages, the contents of these menus are identical. The color of the light reflected by an object depends on the color of the light source.

The human brain is able to detect and compen- sate for such changes in color, with the result that a white object will look white to humans whether viewed in sunlight, under overcast skies, or indoors under incandescent or fluorescent lighting.

The following options are available: Option White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions. Best setting in Auto most circumstances. White or neutral gray object used as reference to set white balance under White Bal Preset unusual lighting conditions Page 89 Preset White Balance When preset is selected, the camera will zoom in and the preset white-balance menu will appear in the monitor.

Option Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory and sets Cancel white balance to this value Camera measures white balance, using object displayed in center of monitor as reference. Page 92 Auto-Exposure Hold Spot or center-weighted metering sets exposure for the subject in the center focus area shown by the focus target in the viewfinder when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

If your subject is not in the center focus area, exposure will be set for an object in the background, with the result that your main subject may be over- or under-exposed. Option Camera records one photograph each time shutter-release button is fully pressed Single Camera records photographs at rate of about three photographs every two sec- onds while shutter-release button is held down. Page 94 Option Camera takes seventy photographs pixels in size QVGA each time shutter-release button is pressed.

Image quality allowing photos to be taken at approximately thirty frames per second. Each se- Ultra HS quence of photographs is saved in separate folder automatically created by camera.

Page 95 The camera is equipped with a memory buffer for temporary storage of photos during shooting, allowing you to take several photographs in succession without waiting for the images to be transferred to the memory card. The number of images that can be stored in the buffer depends on the quality and size of the images. When photographs are taken with BSS on, the focus, exposure, and white-balance settings used for the first photograph apply to all images in the same sequence.

The image-adjustment sub- menu gives you control over this image compensation operation, allowing you to control not only brightness and contrast, but also to produce monochrome images. Page Option Decreases brightness of mid-tones in image, without affecting detail in highlights or shadows.

This setting can be used on images that will be output on computer Darken Image monitor or printer if device tends to produce images that are too bright. Image converted to black and white. The image-sharpening sub- menu gives you control over the amount of sharpening performed. The following options are available: Option Camera sharpens edges for optimal results; Page A sharpening icon appears in the monitor at settings other than Normal. Page Taking Multiple Photographs with the Same Exposure: AE Lock When taking a series of photographs that you will later join into a single image for example, when taking shots that will later be joined to form a panorama or a virtual-reality image , you will need to use the same exposure, sensitivity, and white-balance settings for each of the images in the series.

Page Varying Exposure over a Series of Photographs: Auto-Exposure Bracketing When using exposure compensation of the appropriate exposure-compensation value for your subject, and yet not have time to check the results and change the compen- sation value after each shot. Auto-exposure bracketing allows you to vary exposure by EV over a series of five photographs without the need to adjust exposure compensation manually. If the flash is used for the first photograph, it will be used for the next four; Page Focus Options Focus Options The focus options sub-menu provides control over focus settings.

The following options take effect while the monitor is on when the monitor is off, AF-area mode is auto- matically set to Off : Option Camera automatically selects focus area containing subject closest to camera. Page Focus Confirmation Use focus confirmation when you want to know exactly what areas of the frame will be in focus before you take the final photograph. Focus confirmation affects only the view through the lens shown in the monitor; no indicators of focus appear in the final photograph.

An adapter for taking photographs of film positives is also available. Each of these converters is adapted to a particular combination of settings, including focus mode, zoom position, and metering method.

Page A lens converter icon appears in the monitor at settings other than Normal. Page Basic Playback Basic Playback When the mode dial is turned to mode with the most recent photograph displayed in the monitor. This section covers the operations that can be performed in play- back mode using the buttons on the rear of the camera.

Only photographs in the current folder are displayed. Operation Press up or left Press down or right To scroll quickly to a particular frame number without viewing intervening photos, press and hold the multi selector in one of the four directions. Page Viewing Photo Information Photo information is superimposed on photographs displayed in single-image playback.

There is a total of five pages of information for each photo. Press the information as follows: Page 1 Page 1 Page Page 4 histogram 1 Thumbnail preview flashing border marks image highlights, or brightest areas of image 2 Histogram shows distribution of tones in image: horizontal axis gives pixel brightness, with dark tones to left and bright tones to right, while vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in image 3 File number and type Page Zoom Use the button to zoom in on photographs displayed in single-image playback.

Operation Press Press Press up, left, down, or right To use the multi selector to view other photographs in memory, first cancel zoom by pressing the button. Page Movie Playback In single-image playback, movie files are indicated by a the lower left corner of the display.

Movie playback is controlled by button. While movie is in progress, press to pause movie; press again to resume movie playback. Operation Press Press up, left, down, or right Press Function Press once to display nine thumbnail images, or twice to display four thumbnail images.

Page Deleting Individual Photographs Deleting Individual Photographs To delete the photograph or movie currently on display in single-image playback, or to delete the currently selected thumbnail, press the Full-screen review Be sure to back up any photographs you want to keep. Page Press up or down to select image for deletion selected images marked by steps 3 and 4 to select more images for deletion. To deselect thumbnail, highlight and press multi selector up or down.

If the selected folder contains hidden or protected images, the folder will not be deleted. Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor protected will, however, be deleted. Highlight desired folder. To view im- ages in all folders, select All Folders. All images in the current folder that have not been hidden using Hide Image will be played back one after the other, with a pause between each image. Page The following operations can be performed while a slide show is in progress: Operation Press Press Restarting a Slide Show Once the slide show comes to an end, or while the slide show is paused, the dialog shown at right will be displayed.

Select Restart to restart, or Frame Intvl to change the length of time each image is displayed. To change the length of time each image is displayed, highlight the de- sired setting and press the multi selector to the right. Protected files can not be deleted in single-image playback or from the Delete sub-menu.

Note that even protected files will be deleted when the memory card is for- matted. Hidden images are only visible in the Hide Image menu. Page Use multi selector to change number of prints. Press up to increase maximum of 9 , down to decrease. To deselect, press multi selector down when number of prints is 1. Repeat steps 1—3 to select more images. The SET-UP menu can also be used to set image quality and size and choose a folder for storing images and for playback.

Format memory cards for use in All images will be deleted! This in turn determines how many photographs can be stored on a single memory card.

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