Nkon COOLPIX 950 Reference Manual

Short Description
Thank you for buying a COOLPIX 950. This Reference Manual explains how to use and care for your COOLPIX 950. It is intended as a supplement to the Fast Track Guide and Pocket Guide, to which you can refer for guidance on topics not covered here.
The illustrations in this manual are composites. Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 950 may differ from those shown here. The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSCcompatible model of the COOLPIX 950. Owing to differences in video standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly different from those shown here.

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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. Before you will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the following steps:
• attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety)
• insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately; for information on using the AC adapter, see the documentation provided with the adapter)
• insert the compact flash memory card
• choose the language to be used in the setting and playback menus
• set the camera’s clock-calendar to the current date and time Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photographs as described at the end of this chapter.
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When the shutter-release button is pressed half way, the camera will automatically adjust focus according to the distance to the subject. If the focus operation is successful, the green autofocus lamp next to the viewfinder will glow. The focus setting will remain unchanged as long as the shutter button is half-pressed (see the section “Focus Lock” in the Fast Track Guide). The zoom ratio cannot be changed while focus lock is in effect. If the camera is unable to determine the distance to the subject, the autofocus lamp will blink rapidly. In this case you can use focus lock to focus on another object at the same distance, then recompose your photograph (see the Pocket Guide, page 4, for more information on autofocus).
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