Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Coolpix 5700 Nikon
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En Printed in Japan S2H05000301(11) 6MAA2011-03 En DIGIT AL CAMERA The Guide to Digital Photography with the.
Using Y our Camera — A Flowchart Guide STEP 5—Enjoy your pictures STEP 4—Install camera software Get to know Nikon View 5 Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (provided on CD) Install software Quick St.
i The documentation for this product includes the manuals listed below . Please be sure to r ead all instructions thoroughly to get the most fr om your camera.
ii T o prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety pr ecautions in their entirety before using this equip- ment. Keep these safety instructions wher e all those who use the product will read them.
iii • When inserting the battery , do not at- tempt to insert it upside down or backwards. • Do not short or disassemble the bat- tery . • Do not expose the battery to flame or to excessive heat. • Do not immerse in or expose to wa- ter . • Do not transport or store with metal objects such as necklaces or hairpins.
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v Notice for customers in the U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interfer- ence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
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vii T able of Contents Product Documentation ................................................................................ i For Y our Safety ............................................................................................. ii Notices .
viii T aking Pictures: The Details .......................................................................... 47 Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) ................................................. 48 Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size .
ix Using the SET -UP Menu ............................................................................... 120 Organizing Y our Pictures: Folders .................................................................. 121 Adjusting Monitor Settings: Monitor Options .
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1 Overview and Symbols 2–3 Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 4–12 Getting Started First Steps 13–20 This chapter is divided into the following sections: Overview and Symbols Describes organization of, and the symbols used to navigate through, this manual.
Getting Started—Overview and Symbols 2 Overview and Symbols Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Y our Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex electronic cir cuitry .
Getting Started—Overview and Symbols 3 Life-Long Learning As part of Nikon’ s “Life-Long Lear ning” commitment to ongoing pr oduct sup- port and education, continually-updated information is available on-line at the following sites: • For users in the U.
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 4 Parts of the COOLPIX5700 The parts of the camera are identified below . For more information on the function of each part, refer to the page numbers listed. Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 11 Power switch .
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 5 A Mode selector ......................... 9 B / SEL button ....................... 9 C Electronic viewfinder ............. 10 D Monitor ................................ 10 E (Function) button .......
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 6 Camera Displays Monitor or Viewfinder (Shooting Mode) In (shooting mode), the icons in the monitor or viewfinder indicate the sta- tus of the following camera settings: 1 Digital zoom ...............
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 7 4 24 White balance lock ............. 110 25 Exposure lock ........................ 56 26 White balance bracketing indica- tor ...................................... 116 27 Continuous shooting mode .
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 8 LCD Illuminator Button The control panel can be illuminated for up to 8 seconds by pr essing the LCD illuminator button ( 4). Control Panel The indicators in the control panel show the status of the following camera settings.
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 9 Using the Monitor Do not apply excessive force to the monitor when folded out fr om the camera body as this could damage the hinge that connects the monitor to the camera. Closing the Monitor Closing the monitor while in use will automatically turn off the monitor , and turn on the viewfinder .
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 10 C The Electronic Viewfinder The viewfinder is a smaller version of the monitor and can be used when bright ambient lighting conditions make the display in the monitor diffi- cult to see.
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 11 E The (Function) Button By default, the button can be used to choose a User Set without access- ing the camera menus. Press the button while r otating the command dial, the selected User Set will appear in the top left of the monitor or viewfinder (User Sets 1, 2, and 3 only).
Getting Started—Getting to Know the COOLPIX5700 12 F The Battery-Chamber and Coupling Contacts Covers The COOLPIX5700 can be equipped with the MB-E5700 battery pack (avail- able separately) which takes six LR6 (AA) batteries. T o attach the MB-E5700, you must remove the coupling contacts and battery-chamber covers.
Getting Started—First Steps 13 First Steps Step 1—Attach the Camera Strap Attach the strap to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below . T o avoid losing the lens cap, use the cord provided to attach it to the camera strap as shown. Complete the steps in this section before using your camera for the first time.
Getting Started—First Steps 14 Step 2—Insert the Battery Y our camera is powered by a single rechargeable Nikon EN-EL1 lithium-ion battery (provided) or a non-r echargeable 2CR5 (DL245) lithium battery (avail- able separately). 2 .1 Charge the battery The EN-EL1 is not fully charged at shipment.
Getting Started—First Steps 15 Battery — Cautions • When using the EN-EL1 rechargeable battery , read and follow all warning and instructions supplied with the battery . When inserting the battery , be sure to refer to “Caring for the Camera and Battery” ( 160).
Getting Started—First Steps 16 3 .2 Insert the memory card Open the card-slot cover (1) and make sure the eject button is pr essed all the way down (2).
Getting Started—First Steps 17 Inserting Memory Car ds • If the eject button is up when the card-slot cover is closed, closing the cover will par - tially eject the memory card, causing er - rors when the camera is turned on. Be sure the eject button is down (i.
Getting Started—First Steps 18 Step 4—Choose a Language Menus and messages can be displayed in German, English, Fr ench, Japanese, and Spanish. Set mode selector to and turn cam- era on 4 .
Getting Started—First Steps 19 Step 5—Set the Time and Date The time and date of shooting is recor ded with all pictures and movies you take. T o set the camera’ s internal clock to the correct time and date, follow steps 4.1 to 4.6 in the previous section, then follow the steps below: 5 .
Getting Started—First Steps 20 5 .3 5 .4 5 .5 5 .6 Highlight Y ear , Month, Day , hour , or minute (selected item highlighted in red) Edit selected item. Repeat steps 5.3 and 5.4 until all items have been set Highlight Y M D Choose order in which year , month, and day will be displayed 5 .
21 This chapter is divided into the following sections : Basic Picture T aking Outlines the basic steps necessary to take your first digital picture. Reviewing Y our Pictures Illustrates how to review your pictur es in the moni- tor or viewfinder .
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Basic Picture T aking 22 Basic Pictur e T aking This section details the steps for taking pictures in the automatic “point and shoot” mode, User Set A. When you first use the camera, it will be set to User Set A by default.
T aking and Reviewing Pictur es—Basic Picture T aking 23 1 .5 Check indicators in the control panel, monitor or viewfinder Check the battery indicator to make sure the battery has enough power . See the table below for battery indicator meanings. Make sure the memory card has enough memory .
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Basic Picture T aking 24 Auto Power Off T o save power , the camera will enter “sleep” mode if no operations ar e per - formed for the period of time specified in the Auto Off menu (default 30 sec- onds; 133). In sleep mode, the monitor or viewfinder turn off and all cam- era functions are deactivated.
T aking and Reviewing Pictur es—Basic Picture T aking 25 Step 2—Select User Set A The following steps assume the camera is in the au- tomatic “point and shoot” mode, User Set A. When you first use the camera, it will be set to User Set A by default.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Basic Picture T aking 26 Step 4—Frame the Shot After adjusting camera settings, you are r eady to frame your shot. 4 .
T aking and Reviewing Pictur es—Basic Picture T aking 27 4 .2 Frame your subject Subjects can be framed in the monitor or viewfinder using the zoom button to adjust the camera’ s 8 × optical zoom lens. Press (wide) to zoom out from your subject. Pr ess (telephoto) to zoom in on your subject.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Basic Picture T aking 28 Step 5—Focus and Shoot 5 .1 Focus In User Set A, the camera automatically fo- cuses on the subject in the center of the frame.
T aking and Reviewing Pictur es—Basic Picture T aking 29 5 .2 T ake the picture • T o take a picture, smoothly press the shut- ter -release button all the way down. • If necessary , the built-in Speedlight will pop up and fire. • Jabbing the shutter -release button will cause the camera to shake and result in blurred pictur es.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Basic Picture T aking 30 Step 6—Put the Camera Away When you have finished using the camera, follow these steps before putting the camera away . 6 .1 T urn the camera off T ur n the camera off to save battery power .
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Reviewing Y our Pictures 31 Reviewing Y our Pictures Digital cameras allow you to see the results of your pictur es immediately after shooting, letting you to use the results of earlier attempts to impr ove your next picture.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Reviewing Y our Pictures 32 To Use Description Quick Review The following options are available in quick r eview . View pictur e full screen Enter full-screen r eview (see next section) with cur r ent picture displayed full scr een.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Reviewing Y our Pictures 33 View other pictures Press multi selector up or left to view images recorded before curr ent picture, down or right to view images recorded after curr ent picture. Hold multi selector down to scroll rapidly to desired frame number with- out viewing intervening images.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Reviewing Y our Pictures 34 Playback ( ) Mode Besides using quick review and full-scr een review or playback, you can also use playback mode to view your pictures.
T aking and Reviewing Pictures—Reviewing Y our Pictures 35 Thumbnail Review Pressing the ( ) button in full-screen r eview displays a menu of four thumbnail images. The fol- lowing options are available in thumbnail r eview . Delete selected image A confirmation dialog will be displayed.
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37 Connecting to a Computer 38–45 Viewing Pictures on a TV / VCR 46 This chapter is divided into the following sections : Connecting to a Computer Shows you how to connect your camera to a com- puter and save pictures to the har d disk.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 38 Y our Nikon digital camera stores pictur es as digital data. Instead of making the trip to a developer and getting negatives, you can simply copy your pic- tures to a computer for long-term storage using the Nikon View 5 softwar e provided with your camera.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 39 2 Install Adobe Acrobat Reader The installation instructions ar e in Portable Document Format (PDF). T o view the instructions, you will need Adobe Acr obat Reader 4.0 or later . If you have already installed this version of Acr obat, proceed to Step 3.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 40 Making the Connection: Connecting to Y our Computer Once you have installed Nikon View 5, you are ready to transfer photographs and movies to your computer .
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 41 Selecting Pictures for T ransfer T o copy only pictures marked for transfer using the Auto T ransfer option in the PLA Y BACK menu ( 155), select Images marked for transfer fr om the Image transfer rule menu befor e clicking the button in the Nikon T ransfer window .
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 42 Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) In My Computer , click with the right mouse button on the r emovable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject fr om the menu that appears.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 43 Viewing RA W Pictures in Mac OS 9 Before using the Nikon View 5 (version 5.1) to display pictur es taken at a camera image-quality setting of RAW ( 49), allocate at least 72 MB of memory to Nikon View 5.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 44 Reading Pictures fr om Memory Cards If you have a CompactFlash ™ card r eader or your computer is equipped with a PC card slot, you can transfer pictur es directly from the memory car d.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—Connecting to a Computer 45 Removing the Memory Card Be sure that transfer is complete befor e r emoving memory cards fr om the card r eader or PC card slot.
Doing More with Y our Digital Camera—V iewing Pictur es on a TV / VCR 46 V iewing Pictures on a TV / VCR Using the audio/video cable provided with your camera, you can connect the COOLPIX5700 to a TV or VCR. 1 Connect the cable to the camera Connect the black plug to the camera’ s A / V OUT connector .
47 Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 48–67 Choosing a User Set 68–69 This section covers operations available in (shoot- ing) mode. By default, the camera is set to User Set A, the automatic point and shoot mode, where most settings are contr olled by the camera.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 48 Using the Camera Contr ols All User Sets Making Effective Use of Memor y: Image Quality and Size Image quality and size determine the file size for each image. File size deter - mines the number of images that can be stored on a memory car d.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 49 Image Quality Images can be compressed using JPEG compression when saved to the memory card. This r esults in smaller files that take up less space on the memory card, but at high levels of compression, a per ceptible loss of image detail may oc- cur .
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 50 NEF File Format The Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) is Nikon’ s proprietary graphic format, and requir es Nikon View 5 or Nikon Capture 3 (available separately) to be viewed.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 51 Image Size Image size is measured in pixels. At a given image quality setting, smaller im- age sizes requir e less space to store, making them suitable for electronic dis- tribution.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 52 Press + Rotate command dial Image size displayed in monitor or viewfinder . While dial is rotated, control-panel shutter -speed/aperture display shows width of image in pixels.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 53 Focus Mode: The Button Choose a focus mode according to your subject and composition. NO ICON Autofocus Camera automatically adjusts focus according to distance to subject. Use with subjects 50 cm (1´8˝) or more fr om lens.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 54 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 Focus mode displayed in control panel and monitor or viewfinder .
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 55 Getting Good Results with Autofocus Autofocus performs best when: • There is contrast between the subject and the background. For example, autofocus may not perform well on subjects that are the same color as the background.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 56 Focus and Exposure Lock At times, your subject may not be at the center of the final composition or autofocus will not give good results ( 55).
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 57 AE/AF Button: Locking Focus and Exposur e By default, pressing the AE/AF button when the camera is in focus locks both focus and exposure. The Contr ols : AE-L, AF-L option in the SET -UP menu ( 131) can be used to set the AE/AF button to lock just focus or just exposure.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 58 Delaying Shutter Release: Self-Timer Mode When the self-timer is used, the camera will not take a pictur e until either three or ten seconds after the shutter -release button is pr essed.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 59 Count-down timer in monitor or viewfinder shows number of seconds remaining until picture is taken Full press 3 Compose the shot and focus Adjust camera settings, compose the shot, and pr ess the shutter -release button halfway to focus.
60 T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) Optical and Digital Zoom: The Button Y our camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’ s telesco.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 61 Restrictions on Digital Zoom • Digital zoom is not available when: • Image quality is set to RAW or HI ( 49) • Black.
62 T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) Flash Mode: The Button The flash mode is controlled with the button. The flash mode changes as shown below . Press button to change flash mode. 1 F5.6 F5.6 F5.6 2 Press button repeatedly until desired setting is displayed in control panel, and monitor or viewfinder .
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 63 The following settings are available. Speedlight Mode Control Panel Monitor Description Auto flash combined with slow shutter speed. Use to capture both subject and back- ground at night or under dim light.
64 T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) Do Not Obstruct the Built-in Speedlight • By default, the Pop Up option in the Speedlight Options menu is set to Auto ( 136).
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 65 When Lighting Is Poor When lighting is poor and the flash is off ( ) or set to slow sync ( ), shut- ter speed slows and pictures may blur . For shutter speeds slower than 1 / 30 s, use of a tripod is recommended.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets) 66 Exposure Compensation: The Button The (exposure compensation) button allows you to alter exposur e from the value suggested by the camera making pictures brighter or darker .
T aking Pictures : The Details — Using the Camera Contr ols (All User Sets) 67 Keep or Delete: Picture Review After you have taken your picture, the quick delete icon ( ) will be shown in the monitor or viewfinder for a few seconds while the picture is be- ing recor ded to the memory card.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Choosing a User Set 68 The Button ( 130) By default, the button can be used to choose a User Set without access- ing the camera menus. Press the button while rotating the command dial, the selected User Set will appear in the control panel while the button is pressed.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Choosing a User Set 69 Follow the steps below to select a User Set. Highlight A, 1, 2, or 3 3 1 Display the list of User Sets 2 5 Set mode selector to (shooting mode). Press button to enter SET - UP or SHOOTING menu Make selection and return to SET -UP or SHOOTING menu Press button once or twice to exit menu.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 70 This section covers settings used only when User Set 1, 2, or 3 is selected in (shooting) mode. These are in addition to the settings described in “Using the Camera Controls (All User Sets)”( 48).
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 71 The following modes are available: Manual User chooses both shutter speed and aperture. Use when you want complete control over exposur e. Aperture- priority auto User chooses aperture; camera sets shutter speed for best ex- posure.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 72 Programmed Auto In programmed auto, the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture accor ding to the amount of light available.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 73 Shutter -Priority Auto In shutter -priority auto, shutter -speed is controlled by rotating the command dial. Options range from 8 s to 1 / 4000 s in incr ements equivalent to 1 EV (one step).
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 74 Aperture-Priority Auto In aperture-priority auto, aperture is contr olled by rotating the command dial, while the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed in the range 8 s– 1 / 4000 s to produce optimal exposure.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 75 Manual In manual exposure mode, you contr ol both shutter speed and aperture.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 76 Long Time-Exposures (BULB) When manual exposure mode is selected and Continuous set to Single ( 104), shutter speed can be set to BULB for long time-expo- sures of up to five minutes.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 77 Making Movies: Movie Mode The COOLPIX5700 can recor d movies up to 60 seconds in length at a rate of about 15 frames per second, with sound recor ded via the camera’ s built-in mi- crophone.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 78 Reacting Faster to Light: Sensitivity (ISO Equivalency) What Is “Sensitivity”? “Sensitivity” is a measure of how quickly your camera r eacts to light.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 79 The following settings are available: Using the Flash A setting of 800 is intended for use with natural lighting. We recommend that you choose AUTO or a fixed value of 400 or less when using the flash.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 80 Focusing by Hand: Manual Focus In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, manual focus can be used in place of the default autofocus for situations in which you are unable to achieve the desir ed results using autofocus.
T aking Pictures : The Details—Using the Camera Controls (User Sets 1, 2, 3) 81 Close-ups and Optical Zoom At short focus distances, the camera may be unable to focus at some zoom positions. If the camera is unable to focus at the current zoom position, the focus distance display in the monitor or viewfinder will turn red.
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83 Set the mode selector to and play back your pic- tures using playback mode. Playing Back Y our Pictures.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 84 Full-Screen Playback The following options are available in full-scr een playback. Slide the mode selector to to access playback mode. The most recent pictur e will be displayed in the monitor . In playback mode, the following op- tions are available.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 85 Zoom picture in ( ) Press ( ) for an enlar ged view of current pictur e, up to 6.0 × ( 87). To Use Description Converting RA W Images When you convert a RA W image into a HI image, the converted image file will have a new name and the .
Playing Back Y our Pictures 86 Thumbnail Playback Pr essing the ( ) button in full-screen playback displays a menu of four thumbnail images. When thumbnails are displayed, the following options ar e available. Page through images Rotate the command dial to scroll thr ough thumbnails one page at a time.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 87 T aking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom Use the ( ) button to zoom in on images displayed full scr een (disabled when Ultra HS or Movie have been set in the Continuous menu). To Use Description Cancel Press to cancel zoom. Zoom photo in ( ) Zoom increases each time button is pr essed, to a maximum of 6.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 88 Viewing Image Information Image information is shown superimposed on images in full-screen r eview or full-screen playback. Ther e are five pages of image information for each im- age. Rotate the command dial to cycle through image information as follows: Page 1 ⇔ Page 2 ⇔ Page 3 ⇔ Page 4 ⇔ Page 5 ⇔ Page 1.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 89 1 Flash status 2 Image adjustment 3 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency) 4 White balance 5 Color saturation 6 Sharpening 7 Digital zoom 8 Lens-converter status 9 File size 3. Shooting Information, Page 2 A Thumbnail preview (flashing border marks image highlights—i.
Playing Back Y our Pictures 90 In full-screen playback, movies ar e indicated by a icon in the lower left corner of the display . Movie playback is controlled with the button. During playback, sound recor ded with the movie is played back over the camera’ s built-in speaker , and the zoom button is used to contr ol playback volume.
91 List of Menu Options 92–96 Using the Menus 97–99 List of Menu Options Outlines all of the options available in the SHOOTING, PLA Y BACK and SETUP menus. Using the Menus Explains how to use the camera menus to change camera settings. Using the SHOOTING Menu This menu contains a number of options for fine- tuning shooting settings.
Menu Guide—List of Menu Options 92 List of Menu Options User Setting Choose User Set A, automatic “point and shoot” mode; choose User Set 1, 2, or 3 to control set- tings .
Menu Guide—List of Menu Options 93 Lens Choose settings for optional con- verter lenses. 109 Normal Wide Adapter T elephoto Exposure Options Lock exposure for a picture series or set time limit for long expo- sures. 110 AE Lock Maximum Bulb Duration Off / On / Reset 1min / 5min F ocus Options Options for autofocus .
Menu Guide—List of Menu Options 94 CF Card F ormat F ormat memory cards for use in the COOLPIX5700. 135 All modes No Format Seq. Numbers Control automatic file naming. 134 On Off Reset A,1, 2, 3 Auto Off Specify amount of time before camera enters sleep mode to save power .
Menu Guide—List of Menu Options 95 Speedlight Options Options for built-in Speedlight and external Speedlights . 136 1, 2, 3 Shutter Sound Control beep produced by camera to confirm such operations as shutter release . 140 All modes On Off Date Set time and date.
Menu Guide—List of Menu Options 96 Delete Delete all or selected images; reset transfer or print mark- ing. 145 Selected Images All Images Print Set T ransfer Hide Image Hide pictures during play- back. 152 HIDE IMAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 F olders Select the folder for playback; create , rename , and delete folders .
Menu Guide—Using the Menus 97 This chapter explains how to use the camera menus to alter settings. Y our cam- era has three separate menus, the SHOOTING menu, the PLA Y BACK menu, and the SET -UP menu. The SHOOTING menu can only be displayed when the mode selector is set to (shooting) mode, and User Set 1, 2, or 3 is selected.
Menu Guide—Using the Menus 98 Make selection. Highlighted setting is put into effect and screen returns to the main menu. Highlight options. If there is a further menu repeat steps 2.2 and 2.3. 2 .3 2 .4 •A icon appearing next to a highlighted item in the SHOOTING menu shows that a selection can be made directly using the command dial.
Menu Guide—Using the Menus 99 4 Moving between menus T o move between pages of a multi-page menu, or to access the SET -UP menu from the SHOOTING and PLA Y BACK menus: With the main menu displayed, press the multi selector to the left to high- light the menu tab.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 100 The SHOOTING menu can only be accessed in User Set 1, 2, or 3. Refer to page ( 68) for information on how to select a User Set. Any changes to settings in the SHOOTING menu are automatically stor ed in the selected User Set, and will be recalled the next time the User Set is selected.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 101 At settings other than Auto , the current White Balance setting is indicated by an icon in the moni- tor or viewfinder . Keeping Colors T rue: White Balance White balance is used to pr eserve natural colors under dif fer ent types of lighting.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 102 Preset White Balance Preset white balance is used to adjust white balance when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 103 Measuring Light: Metering User Sets 1, 2, and 3 offer a choice of four metering methods. (In User Set A, matrix metering is used). The following options are available: Option How it works When to use it *Can be used with autoexposure lock ( 57) to meter off-center subjects.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 104 Making Movies and T aking Pictur es in a Sequence: Continuous The Continuous menu sets how many pictures are taken when the shutter -release button is pr essed (and held down). A movie option is also included for recor d- ing short video clips with audio.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 105 Restrictions on Using Continuous Mode • At an image-quality setting of HI, Continuous Low and Continuous High are not available. • At a setting of Continuous High , the monitor or viewfinder will tur n off.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 106 Getting Sharper Pictures: Best Shot Selector If you are using a slow shutter speed, or if you ar e taking a close-up shot with either the zoom or macr o focus, camera movement may blur your picture. Use the “best-shot selector” ( BSS ) to reduce the ef fects of blur in these situations.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 107 Adjusting Contrast and Brightness: Image Adjustment In User Set A, the camera automatically adjusts image brightness and contrast. In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, you can adjust image compensation using the menu op- tions shown below .
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 108 Contr olling Color: Saturation Control Saturation control is used to heighten or r educe the vividness of colors. The Saturation Control menu also includes a Black&White option. Black-and-white images requir e the same amount of memory as color images, but show a higher level of detail.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 109 Settings for Optional Converter Lenses: Lens T o use an optional converter lens, attach a lens adapter ring (available separately; 158), attach the lens, and then choose the appropriate option (see table below) from the Lens menu.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 110 Contr olling Exposure: Exposure Options The Exposure Options menu contains two options for contr olling exposure. Option Description T aking Multiple Pictur es with the Same Exposure: AE Lock Use AE Lock to take a series of pictur es (e.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 111 Setting the T ime Limit for Long-T ime Exposures: Maximum Bulb Duration In manual exposure mode, setting shutter speed to BULB lets you keep the shutter open as long as the shutter -release button is pressed ( 76).
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 112 Contr olling Focus: Focus Options The Focus Options menu contains options controlling focus-area selection and focus mode, and an option for confirming focus visually in the monitor .
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 113 Auto-Focus Mode There are two autofocus mode options. Continuous autofocus allows rapid focusing, while single autofocus gives a less rapid response, but saves battery power . Option Description Single AF Focus only adjusted when shutter -release button is pr essed halfway , then focus locks.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 114 Making Edges More Distinct: Image Sharpening This option controls whether pictur es ar e pr ocessed for increased sharpness, and to what degr ee.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 115 On Select On and choose the desired option from the menu options shown below . Exposure is bracketed around the exposur e compensation value selected with the button ( 66).
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 116 Restrictions on Bracketing Neither autoexposure bracketing nor white balance bracketing can be used when BSS ( 106) is on, when Noise Reduction is set to On or Clear Im- age Mode ( 117), or when shutter speed is set to BULB ( 76).
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 117 Noise Reduction — Usage restrictions and other notes • Neither Noise Reduction settings can be used with BSS ( 106), brack- eting ( 115), or Continuous settings other than Single ( 104).
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 118 Restoring Default Settings: Reset All The C (r eset all) option in the SHOOTING menu resets the current User Set to its default values. The items listed on the following page are also r eset for all User Sets and for playback mode.
Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu 119 Zoom options Monitor options Controls 30 s Auto of f V ariable power ±0 Fixed aperture Off Digital tele On Memorize All options on Hue 6 Brightness 3 NIKON Fo.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 120 The options available in the SET -UP menu depend on the operating mode and, in (shooting) mode, the User Set selected. The following table lists the op- tions available in each operating mode and User Set. Using the SET -UP Menu *1 User Setting option accessible from main SHOOTING menu.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 121 Organizing Y our Pictures: Folders By default, pictures ar e stored on the memory card in a folder labeled NIKON. T o make it easier to locate pictures during playback, you can cr eate additional folders and organize pictures by theme.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 122 Display default folder name (NIKON) Highlight New Creating New Folders Highlight last letter and press multi selec- tor to right to create new folder . Until a different folder is selected from Folders menu, all new images will be stored in new folder .
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 123 Display list of existing folders (folder NIKON can not be renamed) Highlight Rename Renaming Existing Folders Highlight folder name Display menu Edit name as described in steps 3–5 of “Creating New Folders” (opposite).
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 124 Hidden and Protected Images If the selected folder contains hidden or protected images, the folder will not be deleted. Any images it contains that are neither hidden nor pr otected will, however , be deleted. Display list of folders Highlight Delete Highlight folder name Confirmation dialog displayed.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 125 Folder name shown in monitor or viewfinder (no name displayed when folder NIKON is selected) Highlight folder name 12 Ultra HS W ith each sequence of pictur es taken at Ultra HS ( 104), the camera cre- ates a new folder in which all pictures in the sequence ar e stored.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 126 Adjusting Monitor Settings: Monitor Options The Monitor Options menu sets monitor brightness and hue. In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, it can also specify whether the monitor or viewfinder will turn on auto- matically when the camera is turned on.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 127 Setting “Keep or Delete” Display: Review Options This option specifies whether or not pictures are dis- played in the monitor for a few seconds after shooting. Review On Pictur es are displayed briefly in monitor after shooting.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 128 Adjusting Monitor Brightness: Brightness This option controls monitor brightness. Pr ess the multi selector up or down to increase or decr ease the brightness of the monitor or viewfinder . Changes are immediately visible in the center of the display .
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 129 Customizing Camera Controls: Controls The options in the Controls menu determine what set- tings made with the camera buttons are r ecalled when User Set 1, 2, or 3 is selected, what function is assigned to the button in User Sets 1, 2, and 3, and what function is assigned to the AE/AF button.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 130 Assigning Functions to the Button: Func. In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, you can choose the function assigned to the button, making it possible to se- lect the User S.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 131 Options for the AE/AF Button: AE-L, AF-L By default, both focus and exposure ar e locked when the AE/AF button is pressed. The options in the AE-L, AF-L menu can be used to set the button to lock only focus or exposure.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 132 Fixed Aperture Normally , aperture changes with the zoom position. If desired, you can set the camera to maintain the f/- number selected in aperture-priority or manual expo- sure modes as you zoom in or out. Option Description Off Apertur e changes as you zoom in or out.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 133 Conserving Battery Power: Auto Off When operated on battery power , the camera will enter sleep mode if no operations are performed for 30 seconds. This default time limit can be changed from 30 seconds to one minute, five minutes, or 30 minutes using the Auto Off menu.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 134 File Numbering: Seq. Numbers The camera assigns each picture a file name consist- ing of “DSCN” followed by a four -digit number as- signed automatically by the camera (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”). This option controls how files ar e numbered.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 135 Formatting Memory Cards: CF Card Format Use this menu to format the memory card. Formatting permanently deletes all data on the memory card. While formatting is in progr ess, the message shown will be displayed.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 136 Controlling the Built-in Speedlight: Pop Up In the default auto mode, the built-in Speedlight pops up when needed. Use this menu to change the pop up setting so that the flash will only pop-up when the button is pressed.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 137 Controlling Flash Output: V ariable Power This menu adjusts flash output. Flash output can be lowered or raised fr om –2.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 138 Using an External Speedlight Follow the instructions below to attach an external Speedlight. Refer to your Speedlight manual for detailed instructions regar ding Speedlight operation. 1 Make sure that both the camera and the external Speedlight are turned off.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 139 Notes on Built-in and External Speedlights • By default, the flash mode is set to auto and when additional light is requir ed for correct exposur e, the built-in Speedlight will pop up automatically when the shutter -release button is pressed halfway .
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 140 Audio Confirmation: Shutter Sound The Shutter Sound menu contr ols the “beep” made by the camera’ s speaker .
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 141 Storing Photo Info in a Separate File: info.txt While On is selected in the info.txt menu, the follow- ing information about each image recor ded is stor ed in an independent text file (“info.
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 142 Choosing a Video Standard: V ideo Mode The Video Mode menu is used to select the standar d used for video output. Adjust this setting to match the standard used in any video device to which you con- nect the camera ( 46).
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 143 Choosing a USB Protocol: USB This option is used to select the USB protocol used when your camera is connected to a computer ( 40). Y our camera supports two protocols: PTP ( P icture T ransfer P rotocol) and Mass Storage .
Menu Guide—Using the SET -UP Menu 144 Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9 Do not select PTP when connecting the COOLPIX5700 to a comp.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 145 Deleting Selected Images and Movies T o delete selected images and movies: Highlight Selected Images Display menu of thumbnail images 2 1 Deleting Images: Delete Use the Delete menu to delete all images, or only selected images, from the memory car d.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 146 Highlight image Press multi selector up or down to select image for deletion. Selected images are marked by a icon. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select additional images for deletion. T o deselect image, highlight and pr ess multi selector up or down.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 147 Delete the Current Print Set T o delete the current print set ( 153), select Print Set from the Delete menu and press the multi selector to the right.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 148 Selecting a Folder for Playback: Folders The Folders menu in the PLA Y BACK menu can be used to select images in all folders for playback, or play back images in a selected folder . Highlight desired folder .
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 149 Automated Playback: Slide Show The Slide Show menu in the PLA Y BACK menu is used for automated sequential playback.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 150 Pause slide show Press to pause slide show . T o restart, highlight Restart and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector left to r eturn to PLA Y BACK menu. Changing the Display Interval T o set the duration of display for each slide, highlight Frame Intvl.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 151 Safeguar ding V aluable Images: Protect Selecting Pr otect from the PLA Y BACK menu displays the menu shown at right, where you can select pictur es to protect fr om accidental deletion. Protected files can not be deleted in review , full-screen playback, or from the Delete menu.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 152 Hiding Images During Playback: Hide Image The Hide Image menu allows you to hide any of the images in the current folder . Once hidden, images can only be viewed in the Hide Image menu. They can not be deleted in full-screen r eview or full-scr een play- back, or using the options in the Delete menu.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 153 Ordering Prints: Print Set Use the Print Set menu to select images for printing. This “print set” is stored on the memory car d in Digi- tal Print Order Format (DPOF).
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 154 Press multi selector up to increase num- ber of print copies (maximum 9), down to decrease number . T o deselect image, press multi selector down when num- ber of prints is 1. Repeat steps 1–3 to select additional images.
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 155 Selecting Images for T ransfer: Auto T ransfer When the camera is connected to a computer running Nikon View 5, images that have been selected for transfer using the Auto T ransfer option can be cop- ied to the computer .
Menu Guide—Using the PLA Y BACK Menu 156 Marking All Images for T ransfer No more than 999 images can be transferred to a computer at one time using the Auto T ransfer option. If a thousand images or mor e are selected for trans- fer , no images will be transfer red when the camera is connected to a computer .
157 T echnical Notes Camera Care, Options, and Resources This chapter provides tips on cleaning and storing your camera, a list of optional accessories available for the COOLPIX5700, information on where to get help online, troubleshooting advice, and cam- era specifications.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 158 Optional Accessories At the time of writing, the following optional accessories wer e available for the COOLPIX5700.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 159 Use Only Nikon Flash Accessories Use only Nikon Speedlights. Using another make of flash could damage the internal circuitry of the camera or flash.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 160 Keep dry This product is not waterpr oof, and may malfunction if immersed in water or ex- posed to high levels of humidity .
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 161 • Should the monitor or viewfinder break, care should be taken to avoid injury due to broken glass and to pr event the liquid crystal from the monitor touching the skin or entering the eyes or mouth.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 162 Cleaning Do not use alcohol, thinner , or other volatile chemicals Storage When the camera will not be used for an extended period, remove the bat- tery after checking to make sure that the camera is of f, the monitor closed, and the lens cap in place.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 163 Web Resour ces At the time of writing, the following on-line resour ces were available for users of Nikon digital imaging equipment: For Product Information and Tips • For users in the USA: http://www .
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 164 T roubleshooting If your camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common pr ob- lems below before consulting your r etailer or Nikon r epresentative. Refer to the page numbers listed in the rightmost column for information on solving the problems listed her e.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 165 Problem Possible cause No photo is taken when shutter -release button is fully pressed 84 23 23 28 28 17, 135 17 58 • Camera is in playback mode. • Battery is exhausted. • Number of exposures r emaining is zero: not enough memory r emaining.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 166 Problem Possible cause Photos are blurr ed 73 62 78 74 106 58 — Camera shook during shot: increase shutter speed.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 167 Problem Possible cause Nikon View 5 does not start when cam- era connected or memory card inserted in card r eader or card slot 22 — 41, 44 — • Camera is off. • AC adapter (available separately) is not pr op- erly connected, or battery is exhausted.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 168 Error Messages The following table lists the err or messages and other warnings that appear in the monitor or viewfinder and how to deal with them. A flashing icon in the control panel indicates that the battery is exhausted.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 169 Camera turned off, button pr essed, or mode selector set to while pictur es ar e being saved. WARNING ! ! Please wait for camer a to finish recording Message clears auto- matically when recor d- ing is complete.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 170 LENS ERROR Lens operation error T urn the camera off, then on again. If error persists, contact retailer or Nikon repr esentative. 22 Speedlight is in the closed position Built-in Speedlight ob- structed by finger or other object.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 171 Specifications T ype E5700 digital camera Effective pixels 5.0 million CCD 2 / 3 ˝ high-density CCD; total pixels: 5.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 172 Storage Media T ype I and II CompactFlash ™ (CF) and Microdrive ® cards (512MB, 1GB) File system Compliant with Design rule for Camera File sys- tems (DCF) Exif 2.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 173 Built-in Speedlight Equipped with automatic pop-up Range W : 0.5 – 4.0 m (1’10” – 13’1”) T : 0.
T echnical Notes : Camera Care, Options, and Resources 174 System requir ements (Nikon View 5): Windows OS Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edi- tion, Windows XP Professional, W indows 2000 P.
Index 175 Index Symbols 3:2 , 48, 51 100 , 200 , 400 , 800 , 78 (shooting) mode, 9, 22 (playback) mode, 9, 84 button, 86 button, 87 button, 66 button, 62 button, 33, 67, 84 button, 50, 52 button, 9, 2.
Index 176 Clear Image Mode . See Noise Reduc- tion Clock-calendar , 19 Close ups. See focus mode, macro close-up Color in photographs. See Saturation Con- trol ; White Balance of monitor . See Hue Command dial, 4 CompactFlash ™ card. See memory car d Compression.
Index 177 Formatting. See memory card Func. , 130 button, 11, 130 H HI, 48, 49 Hide Image , 152 Highlights. See photo information Histogram. See photo information Hue , 128 I Image Adjustment , 107 Im.
Index 178 Nikon View 5, 38 system requir ements for , 174 Noise, 73, 117 Noise Reduction , 117 NORMAL, 48, 49 NR. See Noise Reduction NTSC. See Video Mode O On/off. See power switch Optional accessories, 158 P . See exposure mode, programmed auto. P AL.
Index 179 T elevision playback, 46 Thumbnail display , 35, 86 TIF . See image files TIFF . See image quality Time and date. See Date Time exposure. See long time-exposure T ransfer , 40 marking images for , 155 T roubleshooting, 164 U Ultra HS . See Continuous ; folders USB, 143.
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