Reference Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Parts of the Camera
- Preparing for Shooting
- Basic Shooting and Playback Operations
- Shooting Features
- Auto Mode
- Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to Scenes)
- Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When Shooting)
- P, S, A, M Modes (Setting the Exposure for Shooting)
- U (User Settings) Mode
- Flash Mode
- Self-timer
- Smile Timer (Shooting Smiling Faces Automatically)
- Focus Mode
- Exposure Compensation (Adjusting Brightness)
- Functions That Can Be Set with the Fn (Function) Button
- Functions That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously When Shooting
- Functions That Can Be Set with the MENU (Menu) Button
- Using Location Data Functions
- Using the Wi-Fi (Wireless LAN) Function
- Connecting the Camera to a TV, Printer, or Computer
- Reference Section
- Hints and Notes About the Scene Mode
- Default Settings (Flash, Focus mode, Etc.)
- Focusing
- The Control Range of the Shutter Speed (P, S, A, M Modes)
- Playback Zoom
- Thumbnail Playback/Calendar Display
- Viewing and Deleting Images Captured Continuously (Sequence)
- Editing Images (Still Images)
- Recording and Playing Back Movies
- Capturing Still Images While Recording Movies
- Operations During Movie Playback
- Editing Movies
- Recording the Location Data on the Image
- Recording the Log of Movement Information
- Connecting to a Smart Device (Wi-Fi)
- Preselecting Images in the Camera That You Want to Transfer to a Smart Device
- Connecting the Camera to a TV (Playback on a TV)
- Connecting the Camera to a Printer (Direct Print)
- Using ViewNX-i (Transferring Images to a Computer)
- The Shooting Menu (The Common Shooting Options)
- The Shooting Menu (P, S, A or M Mode)
- Picture Control (COOLPIX Picture Control)
- Custom Picture Control (COOLPIX Custom Picture Control)
- White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
- Metering
- Continuous Shooting
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure Bracketing
- AF Area Mode
- Autofocus Mode
- Flash Exp. Comp.
- Noise Reduction Filter
- Active D-Lighting
- Multiple Exposure
- Zoom Memory
- Startup Zoom Position
- M Exposure Preview
- The Movie Menu
- The Playback Menu
- The Wi-Fi Options Menu
- The Location Data Options Menu
- The Setup Menu
- Time Zone and Date
- Slot Empty Release Lock
- Monitor Settings
- EVF Auto Toggle (Automatically Switching the Display to the Viewfinder)
- Date Stamp
- Vibration Reduction
- AF Assist
- Digital Zoom
- Assign Side Zoom Control
- Sound Settings
- Auto Off
- Format Card
- Language
- Charge by Computer
- Toggle Av/Tv Selection
- Reset File Numbering
- Peaking
- Reset All
- Firmware Version
- Error Messages
- File Names
- Optional Accessories
- Shooting with Remote Control ML-L3
- Principle Functions of the Controls
- Technical Notes and Index

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Reference Section
Images or movies are assigned file names as follows.
C Log Data Saved on Memory Cards
The log data is saved in the “NCFL” folder.
• The file names consist of “N”, “date (the last two digits of the year, month, and day
in YYMMDD format)”, “identification number (0 to 9 or A to Z)” and “extension
(.log)”.
Example: the first location data log recorded on 15 November 2015 is
N1511150.log
• Up to 36 files can be recorded a day and up to 100 files can be recorded on a
memory card.
File Names
(1) Identifier
Not shown on the screen of the camera.
• DSCN: Original still images, movies, still images created by
the movie editing function
• SSCN: Small picture copies
• RSCN: Cropped copies
• FSCN: Images created by an image editing function other
than crop and small picture, movies created by the movie
editing function
(2) File number
Assigned in ascending order, starting with “0001” and ending
with “9999.”
• A new folder is created each time a series of images are
captured using interval timer shooting, and the images are
saved in that folder with file numbers starting with “0001.”
(3) Extension
Indicates file format.
• .JPG: Still images
• .MOV: Movies
File name: DSCN0001.JPG
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