Contents Cautions Safety Precautions A Note on Memory Cards Other Cautions Overview DIGITAL CAMERA COOLPIX 900 Reference Manual Parts and Accessories What’s in this Package Optional Accessories Parts of the COOLPIX 900 The Control Panel and Color LCD Monitor Through the Viewfinder First Steps Attaching the Camera Strap Putting Batteries in Your Camera Using the AC Adapter Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Checking the Battery Level Choosing a Language for the Menus Setting the Time and Date Basic Phot
Advanced Settings (M-REC) The Shooting Menu Exposure Compensation Metering Method Continuous (Digital Motor Drive) White Balance Image Adjustment Extra Functions LCD Brightness Auto Off Formatting Memory Cards LCD On/Off Restoring Default Settings Specifications Playback The Playback Menu Deleting Multiple Photographs from Memory Slideshow Protecting Photographs from Deletion Hiding Photographs Auto Off Connections Connecting the Camera to a Television Reading Memory Cards with a Computer Connecting the C
Cautions Symbol • The reproduction of this manual in whole or in part is prohibited save in cases in which Nikon’s prior permission has been obtained. The symbols in this manual signify important safety precautions. All passages marked with this indication should be read prior to installation to prevent injury to yourself or to others. • The information contained in this manual is subject to change These indications are also placed in the table of contents to without notice.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement CAUTIONS Modifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC modifications made to this device that are not expressly apRules.
Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following safety precautions when using and storing your COOLPIX 900. • Observe proper precautions when handling batteries Batteries may leak or explode if improperly handled. Observe the following precautions when handling batteries for use in this camera. • Do not look directly at the sun through the viewfinder • Turn the selector dial to OFF before replacing the batteries.
• When replacing the main batteries, replace all batteries at the same time using only one type of battery. Do not mix batteries of different types or use old batteries together with new. • The adapter is for indoor use only. Use batteries when operating your COOLPIX 900 out of doors. • When the camera is used continuously for a long time on battery power, the batteries may become hot. Due caution should be observed when removing the batteries. • Do not expose the adapter to heat or flame.
• Do not put fingers or clothing into the camera hinge The COOLPIX 900 features a hinged body which allows the lens and viewfinder to rotate 270º. Be careful not to catch your fingers, hair, or clothing in the hinge. • When using the viewfinder When operating the selector dial with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not to put your finger in your eye accidentally. A Note on Memory Cards The COOLPIX 900 uses Compact Flash flash-memory cards to store photographs.
✔ Do not cut power when the camera is on Do not unplug the camera or remove the batteries while the camera is on, or while data are being recorded or items deleted from memory. Forcibly cutting power to the camera in these circumstances could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera’s internal circuitry or memory.
Notice concerning prohibition of copying or reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material which has been copied or reproduced by means of a digital camera may be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities, government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample”.
Overview Thank you for buying a Nikon COOLPIX 900 digital camera. The COOLPIX 900 is a full-featured digital camera with optical and digital zoom and a built-in flash. In automatic mode the camera’s programmed autofocus, autoexposure, auto whitebalance, and matrix metering allow for “point-and-shoot” photography that produces excellent results in a variety conditions.
Note: The illustrations in this manual are composites. Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 900 may differ from those shown here. Note: The illustrations in this manual show the color LCD monitor used in the NTSC-compatible model of the COOLPIX 900. Owing to differences in video standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly different from those shown here.
Parts and Accessories This chapter identifies the parts of the COOLPIX 900 and lists the items packaged with your camera or available separately as options. What’s in this Package Purchasers of the COOLPIX 900 should find that the package contains all the items listed below. Should you notice that anything is missing or damaged, contact your retailer immediately.
Optional Accessories At the time of writing, the following optional accessories were available for the COOLPIX 900. Contact your local Nikon representative or retailer for details.
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The Control Panel and Color LCD Monitor The COOLPIX 900 is equipped with two displays, one a blackand-white control panel giving the current camera settings, and the other a color LCD monitor that in addition to displaying information on current settings also shows the view through the lens. The color LCD monitor is also used to play back images when the selector dial is set to PLAY.
Through the Viewfinder The viewfinder contains two frames. The frame on the left is used when taking pictures at a range of 50 cm (twenty inches) or more, that on the right when composing photographs for macro close-up at ranges of 8 – 50 cm (3˝ – 20˝). The point marked by the indicator in the center of the viewfinder is used as the focus point for the autofocus operation. For the best results when using programmed autofocus, compose your photographs so that the subject is at the focus point.
First Steps This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to making your first photographs and playing them back.
Putting Batteries in Your Camera When putting new batteries in your camera, first rotate the selector dial to OFF (if you are using the AC adapter, you should also unplug the camera). If the camera is on a tripod, the camera must be removed from the tripod before the batteries can be replaced. Turn the camera upside down and unlatch the battery chamber by pushing the button and sliding the cover away from the camera. Then raise and open the lid.
Using the AC Adapter An AC adapter is available separately for the COOLPIX 900. When connecting the AC adapter, first make sure that the camera is off. Plug the power cable into the AC adapter. Then open the door which covers the DC IN and VIDEO OUT connectors and insert the power jack into the connector labeled DC IN. A PLAY OFF M REC ITY VIDEO OUT DC IN 6.5V QUAL 2 3 DIGT AL CAM ERA When operating the camera with the AC adapter, take care that the camera does not accidentally become unplugged.
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Insert the card as shown below, sliding it in until it is firmly in place at the back of the slot. The COOLPIX 900 records photographs on compact flashmemory cards. The camera is sold with an eight-megabyte memory card; additional cards of up to forty-eight megabytes can be purchased separately. Note: When buying memory cards for the COOLPIX 900, it is recommended that you purchase Nikon-made cards. Other cards may not perform to specifications.
Checking the Battery Level Before using your camera, you should check the battery level to be sure that the batteries do not need to be replaced. To check the battery level, turn the selector dial to M-REC, A-REC, or PLAY. A battery indicator will appear in the control panel on top of the camera. An identical indicator will appear in the LCD monitor when camera settings are displayed.
Choosing a Language for the Menus For the display of messages and menu items in its LCD monitor, the COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of English, French, German, and Japanese. When you first turn your camera on, you may find that the menus are in a language other than English. To select a new language for the display, turn the selector dial to M-REC. Wait one or two seconds for the camera to start up. The color LCD monitor should show the camera’s current settings superimposed on the view through the lens.
Setting the Time and Date The camera’s clock-calendar is not set at the factory. When you first turn on your camera, you will need to set the time and date. To do so, turn the selector dial to M-REC. Wait one or two seconds for the camera to complete start-up. The color LCD monitor should show the camera’s current settings superimposed on the view through the lens. If the date has yet to be set, the date “00.00.00/00:00” will be shown flashing at the top right corner of the display.
The item currently selected for editing will flash. Edit the selected item by pressing the zoom-in switch (T/▲) to increase its value or the zoom-out switch (W/▼) to decrease its value. Pressing the zoom switch once changes the value of the selected item by one, while holding the switch down causes the value to change rapidly. When the maximum value is reached, pressing the zoom-in switch will return the selected item to its minimum value.
Basic Photography (A-REC) Step 2—Turn the selector dial to A-REC The COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of two shooting modes, automatic (A-REC) and manual (M-REC). In automatic mode, the user can control flash settings, image quality, focus, and optical zoom. Exposure compensation, metering method, and white balance are all set automatically by the camera. Manual mode allows the user to adjust all the above settings and to experiment with a variety of digital effects.
Step 3—Check the number of exposures remaining Step 4—Check the camera’s settings The control panel and color LCD monitor show the number of exposures remaining at the current image quality setting. In automatic mode, the user can adjust image-quality, flash, and focus settings. The default settings, which produce the best results in most circumstances, are autofocus, automatic flash, and an image quality of “normal.
Step 5—Ready the camera The COOLPIX 900’s color LCD monitor is joined to the lens by a rotating hinge, allowing the user to hold the camera at almost any angle while making photographs. When framing photographs in the monitor, the camera can be held as shown below. Framing photographs in the monitor The color LCD monitor gives an accurate indication of how the final photograph will turn out, adjusted for exposure, focus, and zoom.
Step 6—Compose a photograph Frame your subject in the viewfinder or the color LCD monitor. Press the zoom-in switch (T/▲) to magnify the subject so that only a portion of it fills the frame, or use the zoom-out switch (W/▼) to expand the field-of-view so that more of the subject is visible. While the zoom switch is pressed, an indicator showing the amount of zoom is displayed in the color LCD monitor.
Note: The field of view of the viewfinder is approximately 85% of that of the lens. The viewfinder will therefore show an area slightly smaller than that which will appear in the actual photograph. At distances of between 8 and 50 cm (3˝ – 20˝), objects centered in viewfinder will appear off-center in the actual photograph. Use the macro close-up field of view or the color LCD monitor when framing subjects at a short distance from the lens.
Step 8—Take a photograph Step 9—Play the photograph back To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way down. To play a photograph back, turn the selector dial to PLAY. The autofocus lamp will flash rapidly and an hourglass icon ( ) will be displayed in the color LCD monitor while the photograph is being recorded to the compact flash memory card.
Other photographs in memory, if any, can be reviewed by pressing the zoom-in switch (T/▲) to page through the photographs one at a time in the order in which they were recorded, or the zoom-out (W/▼) switch to page through the photographs in reverse order. To delete the photograph currently on view, press the QUALITY/ button. The following dialog will be displayed. When you have finished using the camera, be sure to turn the selector dial to OFF.
Basic Photography: Reference This chapter describes the most frequently used techniques and camera settings: flash, focus, and image-quality settings. Using the Flash The COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of five flash modes: “Auto,” “Auto with Red-Eye Reduction,” “Slow Synchronized,” “Anytime Flash,” and “Flash Cancel.” An icon showing the current mode is displayed in the control panel.
The current flash setting can be changed when the camera is in A-REC or M-REC modes by pressing the button to cycle through the flash modes in the order “Auto,” “Flash Cancel,” “Auto with Red-Eye Reduction,” “Anytime Flash,” and “Slow Synchronized.” When the flash is set to “Auto”, pressing the shutter release button half-way will activate the auto exposure circuitry, causing the flash to charge when there is not enough light.
Once the external flash unit has been mounted on the flash bracket and the bracket’s lead connected to the camera’s A flash bracket (the SK-E900 Multi-Flash Bracket Unit) is availsynchro-flash terminal, you are ready to use the external flash able separately for connecting external flash units to the COOLPIX for synchro-flash photography. Turn the flash unit on (do not 900.
Focus Settings The COOLPIX 900 offers three focus settings: autofocus, infinity, and macro close-up. At settings of “Infinity” and “Macro Close-Up,” the current focus setting is shown in the control panel and, if set to display camera settings, the color LCD monitor. Autofocus Autofocus mode is used when photographing subjects at ranges of 50 cm (20″) or more.
Focus Lock If the color LCD monitor is on when the camera is set to “Autofocus” or “Macro Close-Up,” focus will be continually adjusted according to the distance to the subject (if the LCD monitor is off, focus settings will be adjusted only when the shutter button is pressed half-way). Pressing the shutter-release button half-way “locks” focus at the current position. Focus will remain unchanged as long as the shutter button is held in this position, even if the distance to the subject should change.
Using the Self-Timer The COOLPIX 900 is equipped with a ten-second automatic timer that allows photographers to appear in their own photographs. To select this self-timer, first turn the selector dial to AREC or M-REC and then press the button until the selftimer indicator ( ) appears in the control panel. An identical indicator will also appear in the color LCD monitor if it is on and has been set to display camera settings.
Image Quality The COOLPIX 900 uses JPEG compression to reduce the amount of memory required to store photographs. When image data are JPEG-compressed, some details are lost. The more a photograph is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of detail will be. The COOLPIX 900 allows the user to control the trade-off between reduced memory requirements and loss of detail by choosing from among three image quality settings: “Fine,” “Normal,” and “Basic.
Advanced Settings (M-REC) This chapter explores the camera settings that can be accessed and used only when the selector dial is set to M-REC. These settings include exposure compensation, metering, digital motor-drive, white-balance, and a variety of digital effects. In MREC mode one can also set the date and time, choose a language for the camera’s menus and messages, format memory cards, and adjust the brightness of the color LCD monitor. The Shooting Menu The shooting menu has two pages.
CONTINUOUS (Digital Motor-Drive) A choice of three drive settings is offered: single-shot, continuous, and VGA sequence. In single-shot mode, one photograph is taken each time the shutter button is fully pressed. In continuous and VGA-sequence modes, the camera will continue to record photographs as long as the shutter button is held down. See “Continuous (Digital Motor-Drive)” for details.
Exposure Compensation While the camera’s matrix metering system can adjust autoexposure to suit most lighting conditions, in some cases it may be necessary to adjust exposure to bring out a back-lit subject or to darken an image that would be too bright. To adjust the camera’s autoexposure settings to increase or decrease exposure, highlight EXP. +/- in the shooting menu and press the shutter-release button. The following menu will be displayed. BK E X P. + / – + 2.0 + 1.5 + 1.0 + 0.5 ±0 – 0.5 – 1.0 – 1.
Metering Method In determining autoexposure and shutter speed, the camera uses one of three light-metering methods: matrix, spot, or center-weighted. In matrix metering light is measured in sixtyfour different areas of the frame and exposure adjusted to a level that in most conditions best captures both brightly-lit and shaded portions of the image. Spot metering measures only the light at the center of the frame.
Autoexposure Lock When spot metering is used, half-pressing the shutter button “locks” autoexposure to suit lighting conditions in the center of the frame. This can be used in combination with focus lock (see “Focus Settings,” above) to create unusual exposure effects, such as “washing out” the background while leaving a back-lit subject at the edge of the frame fully exposed. In the composition below, the back-lit subject is to one side and the camera is focused on a point in the background.
Continuous (Digital Motor Drive) Like a conventional motor-drive camera, the COOLPIX 900 can be set to shoot frames continuously while the shutter button is held down. The COOLPIX 900 offers a choice of three drive settings in MREC mode: single frame, continuous, and VGA sequence. In single-frame mode, one photograph is taken each time the shutter-release button is fully pressed. In continuous mode, photographs will be taken one after another as long as the shutter-release button is held down.
White Balance The COOLPIX 900 automatically adjusts white balance to suit current lighting conditions when the shutter-release button is half-pressed. If desired, a white-balance program suited to specific light sources can be selected. The COOLPIX 900 offers separate programs for exterior (bright sunlight and overcast) and interior (incandescent and fluorescent) lighting. To choose a white-balance program, highlight WHITE BAL in the shooting menu and press the shutter button.
Brightness can be increased by highlighting BRIGHTNESS and pressing the shutter button. The icon will In M-REC mode, it is possible to adjust digitally the brightness or appear in the shooting menu to show that this option has been selected, and the view through the lens as shown in the color contrast of photographs taken with the camera.
Extra Functions The COOLPIX 900’s extra functions menu offers both digital effects and pre-programmed settings for the optional fish-eye and wide-angle lens adapters. The digital effects available are digital zoom, autoexposure lock, and VGA and/or grayscale recording. A menu of options can be viewed by highlighting EXTRA FUNC in the shooting menu and pressing the shutter button. Options currently selected are marked by an “X” in the box to the left of the item.
DIGITAL TELE (Digital Telephoto) FISHEYE At this setting, an area in the center of the frame 640 × 480 When this option is selected, the combination of camera pixels in size is digitally enlarged to a size of 1,280 × 960 settings most appropriate for using the fish-eye lens adapter pixels, filling the entire frame.
AE LOCK (Autoexposure Lock) Autoexposure lock is used to make a series of photographs with consistent exposure and white balance, as for example when making a sequence of photographs that will later used in creating a 360-degree panorama. If autoexposure lock is used, the autoexposure (shutter speed and aperture) and white-balance settings for the first photograph in the series will be used for all subsequent photographs, allowing the photographs to be joined seamlessly into a single image.
The above settings can be used in combination. For example, it is possible to use VGA SHOT together with any combination of DIGITAL TELE and AE LOCK. Note however that digital zoom cannot be used in combination with either FISHEYE or WIDEADAPTER; nor can FISHEYE be used at the same time as WIDEADAPTER. Similarly, BLACK&WHITE cannot be used together with VGA SHOT. LCD Brightness low). Individual effects can be turned off by opening the extra functions menu and deselecting the item.
Auto Off When the camera is operating on battery power, the monitor turns off automatically if no action is performed for thirty seconds (three minutes when menus are displayed). To change the time until the monitor turns off automatically in A-REC or M-REC modes, highlight AUTO OFF in the shooting menu and press the shutter button. The following menu will appear. BK Note: The AUTO OFF function in the shooting menu affects only A-REC and M-REC modes.
Formatting Memory Cards Compact flash memory cards must be formatted before they can be used in the camera (unformatted cards can be formatted when inserted, as is described in “Troubleshooting,” below). You can also format cards to remove all data from the card. Formatting memory cards permanently deletes all photographs that may be stored on the card; be sure to copy any photographs and other data you wish to keep to a computer (see “Connections,” below).
LCD On/Off By default, the color LCD monitor comes on when the camera is turned on and must be turned off by pressing the MONITOR switch. To save power, however, the monitor can be set to turn off when the selector dial is turned to M-REC mode, to be turned on as desired using the MONITOR switch. To change this setting, highlight LCD ON/OFF in the shooting menu and press the shutter button. The following window will appear. BK This setting affects M-REC mode only.
Restoring Default Settings Exposure adjustment, metering, continuous, white-balance, brightness/contrast, monitor brightness, and extra functions settings can be restored to their factory default values by highlighting RESTORE ALL in the shooting menu and pressing the shutter button. The following window will be displayed. BK RESE T To return to the shooting menu without changing settings, highlight NO or BK and press the shutter button, or press the MENU button to restore the view through the lens.
Playback This chapter describes how to view photographs stored in the flash-memory card, how to create a slide show using these photos, and how to delete unwanted photographs from memory. These playback functions are available when the selector dial is turned to PLAY.
The numbers at the bottom right of each thumbnail give its position in memory; the currently selected photograph is marked by a yellow border. Select a photograph for viewing by pressing the zoom-in switch to move forward through the thumbnails or the zoom-out switch to go back.
Pressing the shutter button with YES highlighted causes the current photograph to be deleted. Once the photograph has been erased from memory, the following message will be displayed. DON E Note: Once deleted, photographs cannot be recovered; be sure to make copies of any photographs you wish to keep before deleting them from memory (see “Connections” for information on transferring photographs from memory to a computer).
The Playback Menu In addition to the functions described above, playback mode offers a menu that allows the user to create slideshows, to delete several photographs simultaneously, to protect photographs from deletion, and to hide photographs so that they will not be displayed in slideshows or ordinary playback mode.
HIDE IMAGE When displaying photographs to an audience, it may be desirable to exclude some of the photographs in memory from playback and deletion. This option can be used to hide selected photographs as described in “Hiding Photographs,” below. LANGUAGE The language used in the camera’s menus and messages can be chosen from among English, French, German, and Japanese. See “First Steps: Choosing a Language for the Menus,” above.
Deleting Multiple Photographs from Memory To select multiple photographs for deletion, highlight SELECTED and press the shutter button. The window shown below will appear. While single photographs can be deleted in playback mode as described at the beginning of this chapter, it is also possible to BK DE L E T E select multiple images for simultaneous deletion or to delete all unprotected photographs currently selected for display.
After highlighting the last of the images that are to be deleted, press the shutter button to select this and all images marked with a icon for deletion. A confirmation dialog will be displayed. BK To delete all photographs currently in memory that are neither hidden nor protected, highlight ALL in the delete menu and press the shutter button. The following dialog will appear.
Slideshow The COOLPIX 900’s slideshow option allows unattended playback of all photographs currently selected for display. Once a slideshow has been started, photographs will be displayed one after the other in the order recorded, with a pause between each photograph. To start a slideshow or to change slideshow settings, highlight SLIDESHOW in the playback menu and press the shutter button. The following menu will be displayed. BK S L I D E S H OW S T ART F R AME I NTV L ( T E M P.
To exit the slideshow and return to the playback menu, highlight BK and press the shutter button. Highlight RESTART and press the shutter button to resume the slideshow at the point it was interrupted. To adjust the length of time each photograph is displayed, highlight FRAME INTVL and press the shutter button.
After highlighting the last of the images you wish to protect, press the shutter button to protect the currently selected image icon. The following message To protect selected photographs from deletion, highlight PRO- and all images marked with the will be displayed and then the camera will return to the playTECT in the playback menu and press the shutter button. The back menu. following window will be displayed.
Hiding Photographs When creating a slideshow or playing back photographs for an audience, you may wish to hide some of the photographs in memory. This can be accomplished by highlighting HIDE IMAGE in the playback menu and pressing the shutter button. The following window will be displayed. B K H I D E I MA G E S E T➔S H U T T E R MU L T I S E L . ➔ Using the zoom switch, highlight a photograph that you would like to hide.
Auto Off When the camera is operating on battery power, the monitor turns off automatically if no action is performed for thirty seconds (if a slideshow is in progress, the monitor will remain on for thirty minutes). This limit can be extended for ordinary playback. To change the time until the monitor turns off automatically, highlight AUTO OFF in the playback menu and press the shutter button. The following menu will appear.
Connections This chapter describes how to use the COOLPIX 900 with computers and television sets. The camera can be connected directly to a computer or television using the serial and video cables provided, or the flash-memory card can be inserted in the card adapter and read by computers equipped with a PC card drive. When using the camera with a computer, the Nikon View 900 software provided with your camera can be used to view and copy photographs stored on the camera’s flash memory card.
Insert the adapter into the computer’s PC-card slot as described in the computer’s instruction manual (on computers running Photographs stored on the COOLPIX 900’s flash-memory card Windows 3.1, it may be necessary to install an ATA RAM card can be read by any PC or Macintosh computer equipped with a driver before the computer will recognize the card). Once the PCMCIA Type II or Type III PC card slot (check your computer’s card is in place, it will function as would any other drive.
REC IBM compatibles M OFF PLAY Serial cables are provided with your COOLPIX 900 for connection to Macintosh and IBM-compatible computers. If Nikon View 900 is installed on your computer, a serial connection can be used to browse the photographs stored in the camera. To connect the camera to a computer, remove the rubber cap that covers the camera’s serial connector. Then, after making sure that both camera and computer are off, connect the serial cable as shown below.
Once you have connected your camera to the computer’s serial port, turn the camera’s selector dial to M-REC, A-REC, or PLAY. A data-transfer icon will appear in the control panel together with a battery indicator and a card icon. If no card is currently inserted in the camera, the card icon will flash. All other indicators and the color LCD monitor will be off, and the camera will not respond when the zoom switch and control panel or monitor buttons are pushed.
Caring for Your Camera Storage To ensure that you continue to get the most from your camera, you should observe the following precautions when cleaning and storing your camera. Store your camera in a dry, well-ventilated environment, away from electronic equipment such as televisions or radios which produce strong magnetic fields. Do not store your camera where the temperature exceeds 50°C (122°F) or goes below 10°C (14°F), or where the humidity exceeds 60%.
Troubleshooting If you should notice any problems with your COOLPIX 900, check the list below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative. General Problems No indicators are visible in the color monitor Press the MONITOR button until indicators are visible. If a slideshow is currently in progress, halt the slideshow first by pressing the MENU key.
Indication: The AF lamp is flickering • The camera is unable to focus. Release the shutter button and focus on a new subject at the same distance. Half-press the shutter button and check that the AF lamp glows steadily, then, with the shutter button held halfway down, frame the original subject in the monitor or viewfinder. Press the shutter button the rest of the way down to record the photograph. Indication: Exposure count shows zero • There is not enough memory to record photographs at current settings.
Your television will not show the view visible in the color LCD monitor Your computer can’t read photographs recorded on the camera’s flash-memory card Checklist: • Is the camera correctly connected to the television set? Connect the camera as described in “Connecting the Camera to a Television.” Checklist: • Is the card correctly inserted in a PC-card adapter? Insert the card as shown in “Reading Memory Cards with a Computer.
function normally in all other respects, it will not be possible to record or playback photographs until the card has been formatted or replaced. Error Messages When there is a problem with the flash-memory card or with the camera’s internal programming and circuitry, an error message will appear superimposed on the image in the color LCD monitor. Below is a list of error messages that may be displayed by the COOLPIX 900 and the steps that should be taken to deal with them.
C A R D CON T A I N S NO I MA G E S A L L I MA G E S ARE H I DDEN F I L E CON T A I N S N O I MA G E D A T A This error appears when a card containing no photographs is inserted in the camera and the selector dial is turned to PLAY. The camera cannot be used to play back photographs until at least one image has been recorded on the card, but the menus can still be used and the camera will function normally in M-REC and AREC modes.
Specifications Optical viewfinder: real-image zoom viewfinder with diopter adjustment Type: digital camera Field of view: approximately 85% Recording modes: automatic (A-REC), custom (M-REC; offers Color LCD monitor*: monochrome mode and allows manual 2˝ low-temperature polysiliconTFT LCD adjustments to white balance, metering, display exposure compensation, brightness, and Pixel count: 114,000 pixels contrast) Refresh rate: 30 frames per second Image sensor: high-density 1/2.
White balance: automatic TTL homing system with manual adjustment for sunny and overcast conditions and incandescent, fluorescent, and flash lighting Self-timer: fixed-duration timer (10 sec.) Built-in flash: guide number 9 (at IS0 100, m) Flash control: sensor flash system Range: –3m (9.8´) at maximum angle (W), –2m (6.
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