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... on audio CD equipment. Playing CD-ROMs on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment.
Observe caution when operating the flash Using the flash close to your subject's eyes could cause temporary visual impairment. Particular care should be observed if photographing infants, when the... flash should be no less than one meter (39˝) from the subject.
Avoid contact with liquid crystal Should the monitor break, care should be taken ...
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Taking Pictures: The Details 41 Beyond Point-and-Shoot: Camera Controls 42
, , or Movie: Choosing a Shooting Mode 42 Flash Photography: The Button 43 Delaying Shutter Release: Choosing a Self-Timer Mode 45 Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom 47 Keep or Delete: Picture Review 48 ...
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Introduction-Getting to Know the COOLPIX 3500
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13 Tripod socket 14 / button .... 33-34, 43, 68, 70 15 Flash-ready lamp 28 16 Non-slip grip
A Mode selector 6 B Monitor 6 C Multi selector 8 D / button 8
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... not set" icon 2 22 5 Camera shake icon 3 44
6 Battery level indicator 4 .......... 24 7 Self-timer indicator 45 8 Number of exposures remaining
24 9 Exposure compensation ......... 53 10 Flash mode 43 11 Image quality 51 12 Image size 52 13 Sensitivity gain indicator ........ 44 14 Best shot selector (BSS 57
Continuous shooting mode ... 56...
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Use to preserve the deep hues seen in sunsets and sunrises.
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Night Landscape Use when taking landscape shots a night.
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Museum
Use where a flash is prohibited.
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Use to capture the expanding burst of light from Fireworks Show a firework.
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Close Up
Use to capture vivid colors in close...
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... time and date have been set will have a time stamp of "0000.00.00 00:00." If the time and date have not been set, a flashing ("Date not set") icon will be displayed in the top right corner of the monitor when the camera is in mode.
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... lens section to shooting position Rotate the lens as shown.
1.2 Slide the mode selector to When you slide the mode selector from OFF to , the flash-ready lamp under the monitor will light and the monitor will display a welcome message.
The Lens Section
When adjusting the angle of the lens, rotate...
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The following table shows the default settings for mode. For more information, refer to the page numbers in the rightmost column.
Setting Default
Description
Flash mode
Auto
Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor.
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Self timer Off Self-timer off.
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Image quality
Pictures compressed for balance between NORMAL quality...
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... is in effect.
Don't Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens and flash window.
Smear
When you frame bright subjects, vertical comet-like streaks that whiten toward either end may appear in the monitor. This phenomenon, known as...
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...the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus indicator and flash-ready lamp.
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Focus indicator lights when shutter-release button is pressed 15 halfway
Flash-ready lamp
Green Subject in focus.
Focus
indicator
Flashes red
Camera unable to focus. Change your composition and try again....
Flashready lamp
On Flickers
Off
Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter-release button, then try again.
Flash off or not required.
When Lighting Is Poor
If lighting is poor, the ...
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...mode.
Portrait
Use for portraits. Main subject stands out clearly while background details are softened, lending the composition a sense of depth.
• Flash mode set to
(auto with red-eye reduction); other modes can
be selected ( 43).
• Degree to which background details are softened ...shots that include details of the background behind the main subject, or to capture the effects of candlelight and other indoor background lighting.
• Flash mode set to be selected ( 43).
(auto with red-eye reduction); other modes can Camera Shake: ✯
Camera Shake
At slow shutter...
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... shots that provide a natural balance between the main subject and the background when shooting portraits against a backdrop of night scenery.
• Flash mode fixed at
(auto with red-eye reduction; 43). Camera Shake: ✯
Beach/Snow
Vividly captures the brightness of such subjects as... selected ( 43).
Landscape Use for vivid landscape shots that enhance outlines, colors, and contrast in such subjects as skyscapes and forests.
• Flash turns off ( ) automatically. • Focus is fixed at infinity, allowing the camera to focus on distant scenes
through foreground objects such as...
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... Focus is fixed at infinity; the focus indicator (AF●) is not displayed.
• Flash turns off ( ) automatically.
Camera Shake: ✯✯
Museum
Flash turns off ( ) automatically. Use indoors where flash photography is prohibited (for example in museums and art galleries) or in other settings in which you... capture the start of the burst.
• Focus is fixed at infinity; the focus indicator (AF●) is not displayed.
• Flash turns off ( ) automatically.
• Follow the firework as it ascends and press the shutter-release button all
the way down at the start...
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...lens, making it possible to capture vivid colors in close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other small objects, with the background artistically blurred.
• Flash mode set to AUTO; other modes can be selected ( 43). • Camera automatically selects middle zoom position for a minimum focus
distance of 4 cm...frame. Camera Shake: ✯
Copy Provides clear pictures of text or drawings on a white board, business card, or in other printed matter.
• Flash mode set to (off); other modes can be selected ( 43). • Colored text and drawings may not show up well in the final picture....
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... into the following sections:
Beyond Point-and-Shoot Read this section for advice on the most frequentlyused camera controls, including shooting-mode and scene selection, flash mode, the self-timer, and zoom, as well as for information on the operations that can be performed while pictures are displayed in the monitor...
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... seconds or when no more space is available on the memory card. • Movies are stored as QuickTime movie files ending in ".MOV". • The flash turns off ( ) automatically. • Menus and scene-selection are disabled in movie mode • If the lens is rotated to point in the same direction...
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...retina. you want the camera to react quickly.
Use when subject is outside range of
Flash will not fire flash, to capture natural lighting under
Flash Cancel even when lighting dim light, or where use of a flash is pro-
(off)
is poor.
hibited. Use of a tripod is recommend-
ed... to prevent blurring.
Anytime Flash (fill flash)
Flash fires whenever picture is taken.
Use to "fill-in" (illuminate) shadows and back-lit subjects.
The Flash-Ready Light
A short pause is required between exposures for the flash system to charge. If the shutter-release button is pressed...
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... up or down until desired mode is highlighted
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Press multi selector to right to exit menu
(flash-mode menu will also close if no op-
eration is performed for about two sec-
onds). Current flash mode is shown by icon
at bottom of monitor.
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The ISO (Sensitivity Gain)... and (Camera Shake) Icons
When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( ), the camera will automatically raise its sensitivity to light for faster exposures, minimizing blur caused by camera shake. When sensitivity is raised ...
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... in front of the camera when taking pictures in which you want to appear yourself. When taking low-light or close-up shots with the flash off, the self-timer can be used to prevent pictures from being blurred by camera movement that occurs when the shutter-release button is pressed...
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For use with most types of fluorescent lighting.
Cloudy
Use for pictures taken under cloudy skies.
Speedlight
White balance adjusted to match light produced by flash.
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