Nikon 25040 User Manual - Page 16

Caring for Your Camera, Before You Begin

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This manual explains how to use and care for your COOLPIX 300. The next section, "Before You Begin," introduces you to the parts of the camera and gives basic precautions that should be observed when using and storing the COOLPIX 300. This section is followed by "First Steps," which takes you from putting batteries in your camera and turning it on to making your first photographs, memos, and recordings. "Playback" describes how to play back and delete images and recordings, how to combine memos, photographs, and recordings, and how to connect your camera to a television to make multi-media presentations using the camera's play-back and slide-show features. Information on using the camera's advanced settings, such as the flash, timer, and image compression, may be found in the "Settings" chapter, while "Connections" describes how the COOLPIX 300 may be connected to a computer using a serial or SCSI interface. The final sections, "Caring for Your Camera" and "Troubleshooting," describe how to look after your COOLPIX 300 and what steps you can take should you encounter difficulties. Please read all instructions carefully to ensure that you get the most from your camera. Note: The illustrations in this manual are composites. Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 300 may differ from those shown here. Note: The illustrations in this manual show the display for the NTSCcompatible model of the COOLPIX 300. Due to differences in video standards, the position of items in the PAL-compatible model's display will differ slightly from that shown here. 2 Overview

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Overview
This manual explains how to use and care for your COOLPIX 300.
The
next section, “
Before You Begin
,” introduces you to the parts of the camera
and gives basic precautions that should be observed when using and storing
the COOLPIX 300.
This section is followed by “
First Steps
,” which takes
you from putting batteries in your camera and turning it on to making your
first photographs, memos, and recordings.
Playback
” describes how to
play back and delete images and recordings, how to combine memos,
photographs, and recordings, and how to connect your camera to a
television to make multi-media presentations using the camera’s play-back
and slide-show features.
Information on using the camera’s advanced
settings, such as the flash, timer, and image compression, may be found in
the “
Settings
” chapter, while “
Connections
” describes how the COOLPIX
300 may be connected to a computer using a serial or SCSI interface.
The
final sections, “
Caring for Your Camera
and “
Troubleshooting,
” describe
how to look after your COOLPIX 300 and what steps you can take should
you encounter difficulties.
Please read all instructions carefully to ensure
that you get the most from your camera.
Note:
The illustrations in this manual are composites.
Photographs taken
with the COOLPIX 300 may differ from those shown here.
Note:
The illustrations in this manual show the display for the NTSC-
compatible model of the COOLPIX 300.
Due to differences in video
standards, the position of items in the PAL-compatible model’s display will
differ slightly from that shown here.