COOLPIX P50

CAUTIONS
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Table of Contents

For Your Safety..... ii WARNINGS..... ii Notices..... v

Introduction....1

About This Manual..... 1 Information and Precautions.... 2 Parts of the Camera.... 4 The Camera Body.....4 Attaching the Camera Strap....4 The Monitor.....6 Shooting......6 Playback.....7 Basic Operations..... 8 The Mode Dial.....8 The Multi Selector.....9 The d Button.....10 Help Displays......10 The x Button.....11

First Steps..... 12

Inserting Batteries.....12 Supported Batteries....12 Turning On and Off the Camera.....12 Setting Display Language, Date and Time...14 Inserting Memory Cards....16 Removing Memory Cards....17
A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode... 18
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode..18 Step 2 Frame a Picture....20 Using the Viewfinder.....20 Step 3 Focus and Shoot....22 Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures...24 Using the Flash....26 Setting the Flash Mode....26 Shooting with the Self-timer....28 Choosing a Focus Mode....29 Setting the Focus Mode.....29 Exposure Compensation....30
Table of Contents b c e y Shooting Suited for the Scene... 31
Scene Mode....31 Shooting in Scene Modes....32 Features.....33

Shooting menu Image quality Image size Optimize image White balance ISO sensitivity Exit b E g a a
Notes on the Multi Selector
In the manual, the button indicating up, down, left and right of the multi selector is shown as H, I, J, and K.

The d Button

Press d to display the menu for the selected mode. Use the multi selector to navigate the menus (A 9).
Displayed when the menu contains two or more pages
Displayed when there are one or more menu items to follow Displayed when there are more previous menu items
Shooting menu Metering Continuous AF area mode Auto-focus mode Flash exp. comp. Exit

The selected option

G U y A G AF area mode z Face priority w Auto x Manual y Center Exit
Press k or the multi selector K to proceed to the next set of options.
Press k or the multi selector K to apply selection.

Help Displays

Press g (j) when M is displayed at the lower right of the menu screen to view a description of the currently selected menu option. To return to the original menu, press g (j) again.
q Image quality Choose from 3 image quality settings which govern compression/file size.

Exit Back

The x Button
To hide or show monitor indicators during shooting and playback, press x.

Current settings

Framing guides (B, P, and M modes only)
Monitor off* (P and M modes only). View through lens only * Shooting is available only when camera is in focus (AF lamp is lit). At an [AF area mode] (A 93) setting of [Face priority] or [Auto], turning the monitor off changes [AF area mode] to [Center].
Photo information displayed
Shooting data displayed (see below)
100NIKON 0004.JPG P 1/125 F2.8 o+1.0 AUTO

Photo information hidden

Shooting data: Shows the folder name, file name, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, ISO sensitivity, and histogram for the current picture. Shooting data are not displayed if the current picture is a movie. Exposure mode: P or M (A 41). P is also displayed on pictures shot in A (auto), B (high sensitivity), and y (scene) modes. Histogram: A graph showing tone distribution. The horizontal axis corresponds to pixel brightness, with dark tones to the left and bright tones to the right; the vertical axis shows number of pixels of each brightness in image.

Inserting Batteries

When adjusting aperture or shutter speed, the degree of deviation from the exposure value measured by the camera is displayed for a few seconds in the exposure display. The degree of deviation in the exposure display is shown in EVs (-2 to +2 EV in increments of 1/3 EV). A display similar to that illustrated at right indicates that the picture will be overexposed by 1 EV (+1). Overexposed

Underexposed

Values in EVs
Press the multi selector J or K to activate the aperture setting.

Aperture

Press the multi selector H or I to choose one of two aperture values.
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to modify shutter speed and aperture settings until the desired exposure is achieved. Press k to apply the settings.

1/60 F5.6

Focus and shoot.

Note on Aperture

The cameras aperture is electronically controlled with neutral density (ND) filter selection so that depth-of-field does not change when the aperture value is adjusted.
Note on Slow Shutter Speed
At speeds slower than 1/4 sec, the shutter speed indicator will turn red to show that selecting [On] for [Noise reduction] (A 96) is recommended to reduce noise in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly colored dots.

Notes on Shutter Speed

At a [Continuous] (A 90) setting of [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16], the slowest shutter speed available is down to 1/2 sec. The slowest shutter speed available is down to 4 sec. at an [ISO sensitivity] (A 88) setting of [800], and 2 sec. at [1600] or higher.
Note on ISO Sensitivity Functions Available in M (Manual) Mode
At an [ISO sensitivity] (A 88) setting of [Auto], sensitivity is set to ISO 64. Flash mode (A 26) and focus mode (A 29) can be adjusted, and self-timer (A 28) can be enabled. Press d in M (manual) mode to adjust shooting menu settings (A 80). Changing Camera Settings Use the multi selector to change settings as follows. When [Manual] is selected for [AF area mode] (A 93)
Selecting a focus area: H, I, J, or K
Switching between shutter speed and aperture: J or K
Flash mode :H Self-timer :J Focus mode :I

Exposure

The adjustment of shutter speed and aperture to achieve the intended brightness (exposure) is known as adjusting exposure. Varying shutter speed allows you to freeze or blur subject movement, even while maintaining the same exposure.
Fast shutter speed: 1/1,000s
Slow shutter speed: 1/30s
Viewing Multiple Pictures: Thumbnail Playback
Press f (h) in full-frame playback mode (A 24) to display pictures in contact sheets of thumbnail images. The following operations can be performed while thumbnails are displayed.

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Description Press the multi selector H, I, J, or K to choose pictures. When f (h) is pressed, display picture thumbnails in the following order: 16 When g (i) is pressed, the number of thumbnails changes reversely. Press k.

Choose pictures

Change number of pictures displayed Cancel thumbnail playback

f (h) g (i)

Press c or the shutter-release button to switch to the mode selected with the mode dial.
Thumbnail Playback Mode Display

a: Protect icon

When protected (A 101) pictures are displayed in thumbnail playback mode (except 16-picture thumbnail playback mode), the icons shown at right are displayed with them. Movies are displayed as film frames.

Film frames

Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
Pressing g (i) during full-frame playback mode (A 24) zooms the current picture in 3, with the center of the picture displayed in the monitor (Quick Playback Zoom). The guide at lower right shows which portion of the picture is enlarged. Change the portion of the picture displayed by pressing the multi selector H, I, J or K. When using playback zoom with pictures shot using the face-priority function (A 94), the picture will be enlarged, with the face recognized during shooting, at the center of the monitor. If more than one face was recognized, the picture would be enlarged with the face, on which focus was acquired, at the center of the monitor. Press the multi selector H, I, J, or K to display a different recognized face. The magnification ratio can be changed further by operating the zoom buttons. The zoom ratio will be displayed in the monitor, and can be increased up to 10. The following operations can be performed while pictures are zoomed in.

To Zoom in Zoom out

Use g (i) f (h) Press g (i).
Description Press f (h). When the magnification ratio reaches 1, the display returns to full-frame playback mode. Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to move to areas of the picture not visible in the monitor.
View other areas of picture Switch to fullframe playback Crop picture
Press k. Press d to crop current picture to contain only the portion visible in the monitor. Press c or the shutter-release button to switch to the mode selected with the mode dial.

To Rewind Advance Skip to previous index Skip to next index Pause End Press K L R S O P Q Description Rewind voice recording. Playback resumes when k is released. Advance voice recording. Playback resumes when k is released. Skip to previous index. Skip to next index. Pause playback. The following operations can be performed while playback is paused: Resume playback. End playback and return to the sound file selection screen.
E Delete File will be deleted. OK?

Deleting Sound Files

Press l during playback or after selecting a sound file from the select sound file screen. A confirmation dialog is displayed. To delete the file, select [Yes] and press k. To exit without deleting the sound file, select [No] and press k.

Copying Voice Recordings

Copy voice recordings between the internal memory and a memory card. This option is available only when a memory card is inserted.
Press d in the select sound file screen (A 64, step 2).
Use the multi selector to choose the option and press k.
q: Copy recordings from internal memory to memory card r: Copy recordings from memory card to internal memory

Copy sound files

l m m l
Exit Camera to card Selected files Copy all files
Choose the copy option and press k.
[Selected files]: Proceed to step 4 [Copy all files]: Proceed to step 5

Choose the desired file.

Press the multi selector K to select the file (y). Press the multi selector K again to cancel the selection. Multiple files can be selected. Press k to finalize file selection.
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When a confirmation dialog is displayed, choose [Yes] and press k.

Copying starts.

The COOLPIX P50 may be unable to play or copy sound files created with cameras other than the COOLPIX P50.

[No sound file.] Message

If there are no sound files stored on the memory card when c is pressed (A 64, step 1), the message [No sound file.] will be displayed. Press d to display the copy sound files screen, and copy the sound files stored in the cameras internal memory to the memory card.

Connecting to a TV

Connect the camera to a television using the supplied audio/video cable to play back pictures on the television.

Turn off the camera.

Connect the camera to the TV using the supplied audio/video cable.
Connect the yellow plug to the video-in jack on the TV, and the white plug to the audioin jack.
Tune the television to the video channel.

Using Standard OS Operations to Open Image/Sound Files
Navigate to the folder on the computers hard disk to which pictures were saved and open a picture in the viewer supplied with your operating system. Sound files copied to the computer can be played back using QuickTime or any other WAVcompatible audio player.
Panorama Creation with Panorama Maker
Use a series of pictures shot using the [Panorama assist] option in scene mode (A 38) to create a single panorama photo with Panorama Maker. Panorama Maker can be installed to a computer using the supplied Software Suite CD. After installation is complete, follow the procedure described below to start Panorama Maker. Windows Open [All Programs] ([Programs] under Windows 2000) from the [Start] menu > [ArcSoft Panorama Maker 4] > [Panorama Maker 4]. Macintosh Open Applications by selecting [Applications] from the [Go] menu, and double-click the [Panorama Maker 4] icon. For more information on using Panorama Maker, refer to the on-screen instructions and help information contained in Panorama Maker.

Connecting to a Printer

Users of PictBridge-compatible (A 136) printers can connect the camera directly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer.

Shoot pictures

Select pictures for printing using [Print set] option (A 77)
Connect to printer (A 72)
Print pictures one at a time (A 73)
Print multiple pictures (A 74)
Turn camera off and disconnect USB cable

Printing Pictures

In addition to printing pictures transferred to a computer from your personal printer and printing over a direct camera-to-printer connection, the following options are also available for printing pictures: Insert a memory card into a DPOF-compatible printers card slot Take a memory card to a digital photo lab For printing using these methods, specify the pictures and the number of prints each using your cameras print set menu (A 77).
ImageLink-compatible Printers
Users of ImageLink-compatible printers can connect the camera directly to the printer and print pictures without using a computer. See Connecting to a ImageLink-compatible Printer (A 79) and the documentation provided with your printer for details.
Connecting the Camera and Printer

Turn on the printer.

Check printer settings.
Connect the camera to the printer using the supplied USB cable.
When connected correctly, the PictBridge startup screen 1 will be displayed in the camera monitor. Then the print selection screen will be displayed 2.

Print selection

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Be sure that the connectors are oriented correctly, and do not use force, to connect the USB cable. When disconnecting the USB cable, do not pull the connector at an angle.
Printing Pictures One at a Time

Choose whether or not to also print shooting date and photo information.
Choose [Date] and press k to print date of recording on all pictures in the print order. Choose [Info] and press k to print photo information (shutter speed and aperture) on all pictures in the print order.
Print set Done Date Info Exit
Choose [Done] and press k to complete the print order and exit.
Pictures selected for printing are recognized by the w icon displayed during playback.
Notes on Printing Shooting Date and Photo Information
When the [Date] and [Info] options are enabled in the [Print set] menu, shooting date and photo information are printed on pictures when a DPOF-compatible (A 136) printer which supports printing of shooting date and photo information is used. Photo information cannot be printed when the camera is connected directly to a printer, via the supplied USB cable, for DPOF printing (A 76). [Date] and [Info] are reset each time the print set menu is displayed.
Deleting All Print Orders
Choose [Delete print set] in step 3 and press k. Print orders for all pictures will be deleted.
Note on the Print Set [Date] Option
The date and time printed on pictures with DPOF printing, when [Date] in the print set menu is enabled, are those recorded with the picture as it was shot. Date and time printed using this option are not affected when the cameras date and time setting are changed from the setup menu after pictures are recorded.

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Date Imprint
When date and time of recording are imprinted on pictures using the [Date imprint] option (A 109) in the setup menu, pictures with the date and time imprinted on them can be printed from printers that do not support printing of the date and time on pictures. Only the [Date imprint] date and time on pictures will be printed, even if [Print set] is enabled with [Date] selected in the print set screen.
Connecting to a ImageLink-compatible Printer
See documentation provided with your printer for information on operating the printer.
Attach the Dock Insert PV-16 (supplied) to the printer.
Turn the camera off and attach it to the dock insert.

Print pictures.

Follow the procedures described in the printer manual.

Removing the Dock Insert

Place your thumbs where indicated, press, and lift.
Note on Connecting to an ImageLink-compatible Printer
The monitor will dim automatically if no operations are performed for about one minute while the camera is connected to an ImageLink printer. The camera will turn off if no operations are performed for about another seven minutes.
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
The shooting menu of P and M modes, and high-sensitivity menu of highsensitivity shooting mode, contain the following options.

z Face priority The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera (Shooting with Face-Priority A 94). When shooting pictures of subjects other than people, or framing a subject with which no face is recognized, [AF area mode] will be set to [Auto]. The camera chooses the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject E 26 1/125 F2.8 closest to the camera and focuses on the subject. Focus area When the monitor has been turned off, the camera focuses using only the center focus area. Auto Camera automatically selects the focus area (one of nine) containing the subject closest to the camera. Press the shutter-release button halfway to activate the focus area. When the shutter-release button is pressed halfway, the focus area selected by the camera will be displayed in the monitor. When the monitor has been turned off, the camera E 26 1/125 F2.8 focuses using only the center focus area. Focus area Manual This option is suited to situations in which the intended subject is relatively still and not positioned in the center of the frame. Press the multi selector H, I, J or K to select from 99 focus areas in the frame. Pictures can be shot while focus-area selection screen is displayed. To end focus-area selection and adjust the flash mode, focus mode, self-timer and exposure compensation Focus area settings, press k. To return to the focus-area selection Selectable focus areas screen, press k.
y Center (default setting) Camera focuses on subject in center of frame. Center focus area is used.

Focus area

Shooting with Face-Priority
When [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode], or the [Portrait] scene mode or [Night portrait] scene mode is selected during shooting, the face-priority function will be applied. The camera automatically detects and focuses on a face looking toward the camera.
When the camera detects a face, the focus area containing the face will be displayed with a yellow double border. When the camera detects more than one face, the closest face is framed by a double border and the others by single borders. Up to 12 faces can be detected.
The camera focuses on the face framed by the double border. The double border will glow green and focus will be locked. When the double border blinks, the camera is unable to focus. Press the shutter-release button halfway again to focus. Press the shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.

Face-Priority

When [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode], the setting will automatically switch to [Auto] if no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. If no face is recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in [Portrait] or [Night portrait] scene mode, the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area. The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations: - When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or other obstructions - When faces take up too much or too little of the frame - When the subject is not looking directly at the camera The cameras ability to detect faces depends on a variety of factors, including whether or not the subject is facing the camera. In some rare cases shooting subjects with which autofocus may not perform as expected (A 23), the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area glows green. Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode or change the [AF area mode] setting to [Manual] or [Center] in highsensitivity shooting, P, and M modes, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actual portrait subject, and use focus lock (A 23). If [Face priority] is selected for [AF area mode] with framing guides displayed, the monitor setting changes so that shooting data is displayed. When a face is detected during shooting, pictures will be rotated automatically, in full-frame and thumbnail playback modes, according to the orientation of the face detected.

Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
The setup menu contains the following options.
a c d e f w Menus Choose how menus are displayed. Welcome screen Select screen displayed when camera is turned on. Date Set camera clock and choose home and destination time zones. Brightness Adjust monitor brightness. Date imprint Imprint date or date counter on pictures. Electronic VR Specify the electronic vibration reduction setting for shooting still pictures. h u i k l/m n o p s r AF assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination.
A 104 A 105 A 106 A 109 A 109 A 111
A 111 A 112 A 112 A 113 A 113 A 114 A 114 A 115 A 117 A 117
Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom. Sound settings Adjust sound settings. Auto off Set time before camera enters standby mode. Format memory/Format card Format internal memory or memory card. Language Choose the language used for camera monitor display. Video mode Adjust settings for connection to TV. Reset all Restore camera settings to default values. Battery Type Choose type of batteries inserted in camera. Firmware version Display camera firmware version.
Displaying the Setup Menu
Rotate the mode dial to z.
Set up Menus Welcome screen Date Brightness Date imprint
Use the multi selector to choose and apply settings (A 9). To exit the setup menu, rotate the mode dial to another mode.

a Menus

Select a format for menu display.
Text (default setting) Text labels for menus are displayed in list format.
Icons All menu items can be displayed in a single page. Menu name

Menus d e

a f i o

c w k p

c Welcome Screen
You can select the welcome screen to be displayed when the camera is turned on.
Disable welcome (default setting) Welcome screen is not displayed. COOLPIX Displays a welcome screen. Select an image Select a picture in the internal memory or on the memory card for the welcome screen. Choose a picture in the picture selection screen (A 99) and press k. As the selected image is stored in the camera, the image will appear in the welcome screen even if the original picture is deleted. Pictures shot at an [Image size] setting (A 82) of [I 32642176] or [G 32001800], and copies created at a size of using the crop (A 51) or small picture (A 52) function, cannot be selected.

Problem Camera does not shoot when shutter-release button is pressed. Cause/Solution When camera is in playback mode, press c or the shutter-release button. When menus are displayed, press d. Batteries are exhausted. When flash lamp blinks, flash is charging. The intended subject is one with which autofocus does not perform well. Set [AF assist] in the setup menu to [Auto]. AF lamp flickers: subject not in focus area when shutter-release button pressed halfway. Focus error. Turn camera off and then on again. A 22, 93 18

Camera cannot focus.

Problem Pictures are blurred. Cause/Solution Use flash. Use high-sensitivity shooting mode. Use electronic vibration reduction. Use D. Use tripod and self-timer. A 58, 90 56
Bright specks appear in pictures shot with flash. Flash does not fire.
Flash is reflecting off particles in air. Turn flash off. Flash is off. Some scene modes that cannot turn on flash are selected. B of focus mode is applied. D modes other than [Time-lapse movieP] is selected. [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous]. Optical zoom cannot be used while recording movies.
Optical zoom cannot be used. Digital zoom cannot be used.
Digital zoom is not available when shooting in the 32, 56, b (Portrait) or e (Night portrait) mode, before 90, 112 movie recording begins, when [Continuous] is set to [Multi-shot 16], or when [Digital zoom] in the setup menu is set to [Off]. [Image size] cannot be adjusted when [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous]. [Off] is selected for [Sound settings] > [Shutter sound] in setup menu. [Continuous], [BSS], or [Multi-shot 16] is selected for [Continuous] in shooting menu. d ([Sports] scene mode) or l ([Museum] scene mode) is selected. D mode is selected. [Off] is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu. AF-assist illuminator turns off automatically in some modes. 90 34, 111 33-38
[Image size] not available. No sound when shutter is released.
AF-assist illuminator does not light.
Problem Pictures appear smeared. Colors are unnatural. Randomly spaced bright pixels (noise) appear in image. Cause/Solution Lens is dirty. Clean lens. White balance setting is not appropriate for light source. Shutter speed too slow. Noise can be reduced by: Using flash Specifying a lower ISO sensitivity setting Selecting [On] for [Noise reduction] in the shooting menu. Choosing scene mode with noise reduction Flash is off. Flash window is blocked. Subject is beyond flash range. Adjust exposure compensation. Apply high-sensitivity shooting mode, or raise the ISO sensitivity. Subject is backlit. Select o ([Backlight] scene mode) or use fill flash. A 123 86

40, 88 26, 37

Pictures are too dark (underexposed).
Pictures are too bright (overexposed). Adjust exposure compensation. Unexpected results when flash set to V (auto with red-eye reduction). When V or fill flash with slow sync and redeye reduction of e mode is applied during shooting, In-Camera Red-Eye Fix may, in very rare cases, be applied to areas not affected by red-eye. Set a flash mode other than V when in a shooting mode other than e mode during shooting.

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Problem File cannot be played back.
Cause/Solution File was overwritten or renamed by computer or other make of camera. Time-lapse or interval timer photography in progress: pictures cannot be played back until recording is complete. Playback zoom cannot be used with movies, small pictures, or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 240.
Cannot zoom in on picture.
Problem Cannot record or play back voice memo. Cause/Solution Voice memos cannot be appended to movies. Voice memos cannot be appended to pictures shot by other cameras, and voice memos recorded by other cameras cannot be played back. These options cannot be used with movies. The D-Lighting, crop, and small picture options cannot be used with pictures shot when [I 32642176] or [G 32001800] is applied in the image size setting. Select picture that supports crop, D-Lighting, electronic VR, small picture, or black border. Pictures shot with other cameras cannot be edited. Other cameras may be unable to play back, or transfer to a computer, pictures edited with this camera. Choose correct video mode. Memory card contains no pictures. Replace memory card. Remove memory card to play back pictures from internal memory. Camera is off. Batteries are exhausted. USB cable is not correctly connected. Camera is not recognized by the computer. Computer is not set to launch Nikon Transfer automatically. If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional, camera cannot be connected to the computer. See the help information contained in Nikon Transfer. Memory card contains no pictures. Replace memory card. Remove memory card to print pictures from internal memory. Paper size cannot be selected from the camera if the printer does not support the page sizes used by the camera, or the printer automatically selects the page size. Use the printer to select page size. A 61 54
Cannot use D-Lighting, electronic VR, crop, small picture, or black border options.
Pictures not displayed on television.

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Nikon Transfer does not start when camera is connected.

Power sources

Battery life*
Dimensions (W H D) Weight Operating environment 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F) Temperature Less than 85 % (no condensation) Humidity * Based on Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) standards for measuring the life of camera batteries. Measured at 23 C (73 F); zoom adjusted with each shot, flash fired with every other shot, image quality set to [b Normal], image size set to [E 3264 2448]. Battery life may vary depending on shooting interval and length of time menus and images are displayed. The supplied batteries are for trial use. Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with alkaline batteries operated at an ambient temperature of 25 C (77 F).

Dock Insert PV-16

Dimensions (W H D) Weight Approx. 135.63 mm (5.3 0.6 2.4 in.) (excluding projections) Approx. 27 g (0.9 oz)
Nikon will not be held liable for any errors this manual may contain. The appearance of this product and its specifications are subject to change without notice.

Supported Standards

DCF: Design Rule for Camera File System is a standard widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different makes of camera. DPOF: Digital Print Order Format is an industry-wide standard that allows pictures to be printed from print orders stored on the memory card. Exif version 2.2: This camera supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) version 2.2, a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output from Exif-compliant printers. PictBridge: A standard developed cooperatively by the digital camera and printer industries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the camera to a computer. ImageLink: The ImageLink standard allows pictures shot with a digital camera to be printed directly on a household printer, without using a computer. The camera can be connected directly to any ImageLink-compatible printer for picture printing.

Symbols

R 39 A Auto mode 1825 B High-sensitivity shooting mode 40 y Scene mode 32 b Portrait 33 c Landscape 33 e Night portrait 34 z Setup mode 103 D Movie mode 56, 57 M (manual) mode 42 P (programmed auto) mode 41 k (apply selection) button 5 E Audio playback mode 64 l (delete) button 24 o Exposure compensation 30 j Help 5, 10 d button 10 x (monitor) button 5, 11 c (playback) button 5, 24 i Playback zoom 46, 51 n Self-timer 28 g (tele) 21 f (wide) 21 h Thumbnail playback 45, 51 E Voice recording mode 62, 104 O Wait icon 23, 124 Batteries alkaline 12, 13, 117 lithium 12, 117 oxyride 12, 117 rechargeable 12, 117, 118 Battery charger 118 Battery level indicator 124 Battery type 13, 117 Battery-chamber/memory card slot cover 5 Beach/snow (g) 35 Best shot selector 36, 90 Black border 53 Blur 130

Cable connector 4, 72 Cleaning Body 123 Lens 123 Monitor 123 Close up (k) 36 Close-up 29, 36 Color options 97 Computer 6668, 114 copying pictures to 6668 Continuous 90 Copy 102 Copy (n) 37 Crop 51
Accessories 118 AE-L 39 AF area mode 93 AF assist 111 AF-assist illuminator 4, 23, 111 Alkaline batteries 12, 13, 117 Audio/video cable 66 Auto off 113 Autofocus 29 Autofocus (AF) lamp 5, 22 Auto-focus mode 58, 95 AVI 120 AV-out connect 66
Date 1415, 106, 109 printing 78 Date counter 110 Date imprint 109 Daylight saving time 106, 107 DCF 136 Delete 24, 25, 101 button 64 Design rule for camera file system 136 Digital print order format 7778, 136 Digital zoom 112 D-Lighting 49 Dock insert 79 DPOF 136 DSCN 120
Backlight (o) 37 Backlit subjects 26, 37

Index Dusk/dawn (i) 35

Landscape mode (c) 33 Language 14, 114 Lens 4, 123 Lithium batteries 12, 117
Electronic VR editing 50 movie recording 58 still picture shooting 111 Error messages 124127 Exif version 2.Exposure compensation 30 Extension 120
M (manual) mode 42 Macro close-up 29 Manual 42 Memory card 67, 16, 83, 119 approved 119 capacity of 83 formatting 113 Inserting and removing 16 slot 16 Menus 104 Metering 89 Microphone 4 Mode dial 4, 8 Monitor 5, 67, 18, 123 brightness 109 indicators in 67 Movie menu 57 Movie mode 56 Movie options 57 maximum movie length 58 small size 57, 58 smaller size 57 Time-lapse movie 57 TV movie 57 Movies 56, 61 deleting 61 playback 61 recording 56 Multi selector 5, 9 Museum (l) 36
File names 120 Fill flash 26 Fireworks show (m) 37 Firmware version 117 Flash 26, 115 lamp 5, 27 mode 26 Flash exp. comp. 96 Flash mode 97 Focus 6, 22, 29, 95 area 6, 22 Folder names 120 Format 17, 113 Framing 20 FSCN 120 Full-time AF 95
Help 10 High-sensitivity shooting mode 40
Identifier 120 Image quality 81 Image size 82 ImageLink-compatible printer 79 Infinity 29 Internal memory 67, 16, 83, 113 capacity 83 formatting 113 ISO sensitivity 88
Night landscape (j) 36 Night portrait mode (e) 34 Noise reduction 96

JPEG 133 JPG 120

Optical zoom 21 Optimize image 84 Oxyride batteries 12, 117
P (programmed auto) mode 41 Panorama 3839 Panorama assist (p) 38 Party/indoor (f) 34 PictBridge 7177, 136 Playback 24, 4552 full-frame 24, 25 menu 98102 mode 24, 25 thumbnail 45 zoom 46 Playback menu 98102 Portrait mode (b) 33 Power switch 4, 12 Power-on lamp 4, 12, 18 Preset manual (white balance) 87 Print set 77 Print size 83 Protect 101

Nikon COOLPIX P50 Specifications
Effective pixels: Image sensor: Lens: 8.1 million 1/2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 8.29 million 3.6x Zoom-NIKKOR; 4.7-17.0mm (35mm [135] format picture angle: 28-102mm); f/2.8-5.6; 7 elements in 6 groups; Digital zoom: up to 4x (35mm [135] format picture angle: 408mm) Focus range (from lens): 50cm(1 ft. 7.7 in.) to infinity (); Macro close-up mode: 5cm (2 in.) to infinity () Monitor: Storage media: Image size (pixels): 2.4-in., 115,000-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating Internal memory (approx. 52 MB), SD memory cards 3264 x 2448 (8M), 2592 x 1944 (5M), 2048 x 1536 (3M), 1600 x 1200 (2M), 1280 x 960 (1M), 1024768PC, 640 x 480TV, 3984 x 2656(32), 3968 x 2232 (16:9) Vibration Reduction (VR): Electronic VR ISO sensitivity: ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, Auto (auto gain ISO 64-1000) Interface: USB Power sources: Two AA alkaline (supplied), lithium or oxyride batteries, two ENMH1 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries (optional), EH-65A AC adapter (optional) Battery life: Approx. 140 shots with alkaline, 580 shots with lithium or 330 shots with EN-MH1 (based on CIPA standard) Dimensions (WxHxD): Approx. 94.5 x 66 x 44 mm (3.8 x 2.6 x 1.8 in.) excluding projections Weight : Approx. 160 g (5.6 oz.) without battery and SD memory card Supplied accessories*: Two 1.5V LR6 AA-size alkaline batteries, USB Cable UC-E6, Audio Video Cable EG-CP14, Strap AN-CP17, Dock Insert PV-16 Software Suite CD-ROM Optional accessories: Battery Charger MH-71, Rechargeable Battery EN-MH1 (set of two batteries), AC Adapter EH-65A
* Supplied accessories may differ by country or area.
System Requirements: OS Macintosh: Mac OS X version 10.3.9, 10.4.x Windows: Windows Vista (32bit), Windows XP Home Edition/Professional preinstalled models Note CD-ROM drive required for installation. Only built-in USB ports are supported
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