Proxima ASA Digital Camera COOLPIX 950 User Manual

Contents

Overview

First Steps

Putting Batteries in Your Camera

Inserting and Removing Memory Cards

Choosing a Language for the Menus

Setting the Time and Date

Taking Your First Photograph

Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)

Flash Settings

Focus Settings

DIGITAL CAMERA

Using the Self-Timer

Image Quality and Size

Sensitivity

Exposure Mode

COOLPIX 950

Using the Buttons (PLAY)

Reference Manual

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Troubleshooting

Overview

outlines steps to take when things go wrong

Thank you for buying a COOLPIX 950. This Reference Manual

explainshowtouseandcareforyourCOOLPIX950. Itisintended

as a supplement to the Fast Track Guide and Pocket Guide, to which

youcanreferforguidanceontopicsnotcoveredhere. Thismanual

is composed of the following chapters:

Please read all instructions carefully to get the most from your

camera.

First Steps

lists the steps involved in setting up your camera and taking

photographs

Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)

covers the settings that can be changed using the camera’s

control buttons and dials: flash, sensitivity, focus, exposure

compensation, exposure mode, and image quality and size

Using the Buttons (PLAY)

outlines basic playback functions: viewing photographs and

deleting single images

The Camera Menus

describescamerasettingsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheA-REC,

M-REC, and PLAY menus

Connections

describes how to use the camera with a computer or television

Caring for Your Camera

explainstheproceduresforcleaningandstoringyourCOOLPIX

Notes on illustrations

950

Theillustrationsinthismanualarecomposites. Photographstakenwiththe

COOLPIX 950 may differ from those shown here.

Accessories

The illustrations in this manual show the LCD monitor used in the NTSC-

compatible model of the COOLPIX 950. Owing to differences in video

standards, the PAL-compatible model will display items in positions slightly

different from those shown here.

identifies items provided with the camera and available sepa-

rately

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Overview

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First Steps

Putting Batteries inYour Camera

This chapter guides you through the steps you will take after

removing the camera from the box, from inserting the batteries to

making your first photographs and playing them back. Before you

will be able to use your camera, you will need to complete the

following steps:

1 Turn the camera off

Turn the mode dial to OFF (if the camera

is on a tripod, detach the tripod before

inserting batteries).

2 Open the battery cover

Turn the camera upside down and open

thebatterychamberbyslidingthelatchto

the open position, slipping the cover out

from the camera, and then opening the

lid.

• attach the camera strap (see For Your Safety)

• insert batteries or connect the AC adapter (sold separately;

for information on using the AC adapter, see the documen-

tation provided with the adapter)

• insert the compact flash memory card

• choose the language to be used in the setting and playback

menus

3 Insert batteries

• set the camera’s clock-calendar to the current date and time

Insert the batteries with the positive (+)

and negative (-) poles aligned as shown in

thediagramattheentrancetothebattery

chamber.

Having completed these steps, you will be ready to take photo-

graphs as described at the end of this chapter.

4 Close the battery cover

Close the cover and slide it back into

position, then slide the latch button back

to latch the cover.

Notes on batteries

The camera’s clock-calendar is powered by a separate rechargable battery.

When you put batteries in your camera for the first time or after a long

period of storage, wait a few hours for the clock battery to recharge before

removing the main batteries. The clock battery will remain charged for

some time after the main batteries have been removed.

Important! Before inserting batteries or handling

memory cards, be sure to read the warnings and

cautions in For Your Safety.

Photographs stored on the flash memory card are not affected when the

batteries are removed. All manual-mode settings, with the exceptions of

the date and language, will however be reset.

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Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Choosing a Language for the Menus

1 Turn the camera off

The cameras menus and messages can be displayed in English,

German, French, or Japanese. To select a language for the display,

follow these steps:

Turn the mode dial to OFF.

2 Open the card slot

Turn the camera upside down (if the

camera is on a tripod, detach it from the

tripodfirst),thenopenthecardslotcover.

1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY.

2 Press the MENU button to display the

P L A Y B A C K

playback menu.

D E L E T E

AUTO

F O L D E R S

3 Insert the memory card, or…

Insert the card as shown at right, sliding it

inuntilitisfirmlyinplaceatthebackofthe

slot and the card-release button pops up.

Next, fold the card-release button over.

S L I D E S H O W

P R O T E C T

H I D E I M A G E

P R I N T S E T

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight the last

item (SET UP) in the menu and press the

shutter-releasebutton(theexactappear-

S E T U P

ance of the menu will depend on the

language currently selected; the illustra-

tions at right shows the English menus).

S E T U P

L C D B R I G H T

AUTO

ON S O U N D

C O N T R O L S

30s A U T O O F F

C A R D F O R M A T

4 Use the zoom buttons to highlight the last

item in the SET UP menu, then press the

shutter-releasebuttontodisplaytheLAN-

GUAGE menu.

…remove the memory card

Flip the card-release button up and push

it down until the card can be removed by

hand.

D A T E

L A N G U A G E

AUTO

D E U T S C H

5 Select the desired setting from the LAN-

E N G L I S H

F R A N Ç A I S

4 Close the card slot cover

GUAGE menu.

About memory cards

Memory cards can be removed from the camera without loss of data when

the camera is off. Once removed from the camera, cards can be read by

a computer equipped with a CompactFlash card reader and photographs

printed on suitably-equipped printers. Cards can also be inserted in a PC

card adapter (sold separately) to be read by any computer with a Type II

PC-card slot.

Using the menus

If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the

MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be

highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-release

button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press the

shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu disap-

pears.

While your camera comes with an eight-megabyte card, additional cards of

up to sixty-four megabytes can be purchased separately.

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DAT E

5 Rotate the command dial to select the

item you wish to change, then edit the

item using the zoom-in button (T/▲) to

increase its value or the zoom-out button

(W/▼) to decrease its value. After edit-

ing, rotate the command dial to move to

the next item or press the shutter-release

button. Highlight Y M D and use the

zoom buttons to change the order in

which the year, month, and day are dis-

played. Pressing the shutter-release but-

ton when this item is highlighted sets the

time and date to the specified values.

Setting theTime and Date

AUTO

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. 2

When you turn on your camera for the first time, you will need to

set the time and date as follows:

: 0

ADJ.

SET

ZOOM SW

SHUTTER

➔

1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY.

P L A Y B A C K

2 Press the MENU button to display the

D E L E T E

AUTO

F O L D E R S

playback menu.

S L I D E S H O W

P R O T E C T

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight SET UP

H I D E I M A G E

P R I N T S E T

S E T U P

and press the shutter-release button.

S E T U P

L C D B R I G H T

AUTO

ON S O U N D

C O N T R O L S

30s A U T O O F F

C A R D F O R M A T

4 In the SET UP menu, use the zoom

If the date has not been set, a flashing clock

icon will appear at upper right in the LCD

monitor when the mode dial is set to A-REC

or M-REC. Photographs taken when this

icon appears will have a time stamp of “99/

01/01 00:00”; set the time and date as

described above before shooting.

buttons to highlight DATE and press the

shutter-releasebuttontodisplaytheDATE

menu.

D A T E

L A N G U A G E

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Using the menus

The clock battery

If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the

MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be

highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-release

button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press the

shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu disap-

pears.

The clock-calendar is powered by a separate, rechargeable battery, which

is charged as necessary when the main batteries are installed. If the camera

has been stored with the main batteries removed for a long period of time,

the clock may need to be reset. Once the main batteries have been

reinserted, the clock battery will recharge in several hours, during which

time the batteries should be left in the camera.

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Step 2—Turn the mode dial to A-REC

TakingYour First Photograph

Toenterautomaticrecordingmode,turnthe

selector dial to A-REC. After a short pause

while the camera initializes, a beep will sound

and current settings will be displayed in the

LCD monitor and the control panel.

Thissectionoutlinesthebasicstepsinvolvedintakingaphotograph

in A-REC mode.

Step 1—Remove the lens cap

Remove the lens cap as shown below.

1/125

F4.0

Lift latch and

remove cap

Sleep mode

The LCD monitor turns off automatically if no operations are performed

for a certain period of time (the length of time before the camera enters

sleep mode can be set using the AUTO OFF item in the setup menu; see

“The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” below). To turn the monitor on

again, half-press the shutter-release button.

The MONITOR button

The MONITOR button controls the LCD monitor. Press the MONITOR

button once to hide settings, a second time to turn the monitor off, and a

third time to turn the monitor on with settings showing.

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Step 3—Check the number of exposures remaining

Step 4—Adjust camera settings

The control panel and LCD monitor show the number of expo- In automatic mode, the user can adjust flash, focus, exposure

sures remaining at the current image quality setting.

compensation, and image quality and size. The default settings,

which produce the best results in most circumstances, are auto-

maticflash,autofocus,noexposurecompensation,animagequality

of “normal,” and an image size of “full” (1,600 × 1,200 pixels).

Flash (auto)

1/125

F4.0

Number of exposures remaining

When this number reaches zero, you will need to insert a new

memory card or delete items already in memory before you will

be able to take more photographs. It may be possible to record

more photographs at a different image quality setting.

Image quality (normal)

1/125

F4.0

These settings allow the camera to set focus automatically at any

distance greater than 30cm (one foot). The camera measures the

available light and adjusts shutter speed and aperture accordingly,

firing the flash to provide additional light as necessary.

Step 5—Compose a photograph

Informationoncomposingphotographsmaybefoundonpages2–

4 of the Pocket Guide.

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When lighting is poor, the flash lamp next to the viewfinder will

glow red. If the flash is off, set the flash to “Auto” for a photo in

which objects within the range of the flash are fully exposed. If the

red flash lamp blinks, the flash is charging, and you will need to take

your finger off the shutter-release button and wait a few seconds

before taking a photograph.

Step 6—Half-press the shutter-release button

Step 7—Take a photograph

To take a photograph, press the shutter-release button all the way

down.

When the shutter-release button is pressed half way, the camera

will automatically adjust focus according to the distance to the

subject. If the focus operation is successful, the green autofocus

lamp next to the viewfinder will glow. The focus setting will remain

unchanged as long as the shutter button is half-pressed (see the

section “Focus Lock” in the Fast Track Guide)

The zoom ratio

cannot be changed while focus lock is in effect.

Ifthecameraisunabletodeterminethedistancetothesubject, the

autofocus lamp will blink rapidly. In this case you can use focus lock

to focus on another object at the same distance, then recompose

your photograph (see the Pocket Guide, page 4, for more informa-

tion on autofocus).

Note

If the LCD monitor is off, you will not be able to take photographs when

the autofocus lamp is flashing. When the monitor is on, however,

photographs can be taken even if the camera is not properly focused.

Check focus in the LCD monitor before pressing the shutter-release

button all the way down.

When using the viewfinder at ranges of less than 90cm (one

yard), frame your photographs using the smaller of the two

frames in the viewfinder display (the area shaded in purple in the

illustration on the right).

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Step 8—Check the results

Step 9—Turn the camera off

After a photograph has been taken, the

autofocus lamp will blink and an hourglass

icon( )willbedisplayedintheLCDmonitor

while the photograph is recorded. Before

thephotographistransferredtothememory

card, it will be displayed briefly in the LCD

monitor.

When you have finished using the camera, be sure to turn the

mode dial to OFF.

▼

To avoid wasting batteries, check that the camera is off before

putting it away.

If the photo was taken at an image-size setting of “full,” you can

press the button to pause the display for ten seconds; shooting

canberesumedbypressingthe buttonagain. Ifyouarenotpleased

with the photograph, you can delete it before it is transferred to

Step 10—Replace the lens cap

Replace the lens cap as shown below.

memory by pressing the

button. The

D E L E T E

dialog at right will be displayed; using the

zoom buttons, select YES and press the

shutter-release button to erase the photo-

graph. To continue shooting without delet-

ing the photograph, select NO and press the

shutter-release button. The photo will then

besavedtothememorycardandthecamera

will return to shooting mode.

AUTO

D E L E T E

I M A G E

Y E S

Lift latch and

replace cap

Notes

Do not remove the batteries while photos are being recorded to, or

deleted from, memory.

The pause and delete functions described above are only available when

photos are taken at an image size of “full” (1,600 × 1,200 pixels).

Note

The delete dialog disappears if no action is taken for ten seconds. In this

case the image will be saved and the camera will return to shooting mode.

The camera may become warm during use, but this does not indicate a

malfunction.

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Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC)

This chapter details some of the camera settings that can be

accessed without using the camera menus: flash, focus, image

quality, image size, sensitivity, and exposure mode. Exposure

compensation is covered in the Fast Track Guide.

Flash Settings

The following flash settings are available:

Setting

How it works

When to use it

Auto

Camera fires flash whenever lighting is poor.

Best for general use.

Use where flash is prohibited or to capture natural

lightingunderdimlight. Itisagoodideatouseatripod

when lighting is poor, as shutter speed will be slowed.

Flash Cancel (off)

Flash will not fire even when lighting is poor.

Auto with red-eye

reduction

Pre-flash lamp fires before the main flash to minimize Useforportraits(worksbestifsubjectsarewellwithin

the “red-eye” effects a flash can sometimes cause. range of flash and are looking directly at the camera).

AUTO

Anytime Flash

(forced on)

Flash fires whenever photo is taken.

Use to “fill-in” (illuminate) a back-lit subject.

Slow synchronized

Use to capture poorly-lit backgrounds; ideal for night-

time photography. Use of a tripod is advised.

Auto flash combined with low shutter speed.

Important! Before using the flash, be sure to read the

warnings in For Your Safety.

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When the mode dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the current flash Flash status is indicated by the red flash lamp next to the viewfinder.

setting can be changed using the

controlpanel. Thesettingchangeseachtimethebuttonispressed,

cycling through the different flash modes in the following order:

button next to the

Flash lamp glows red: The camera is ready to fire the flash

when the shutter-release button is

fully pressed.

Flash lamp blinks:

The flash is charging. Wait until the

lamp glows steadily before taking a

picture.

SLOW

Using an External Flash

A flash bracket (the SK-E900 Multi-Flash Bracket Unit) is available sepa-

rately for connecting external flash units to the COOLPIX 950. When the

bracket is connected to the camera’s synchro-flash terminal, external flash

units mounted on the bracket are synchronized with the camera’s built-in

flash, increasing the size of the area illuminated and allowing sophisticated

flash techniques such as bounce-flash photography. You can use flash

settings such as “Auto,” “Slow Synchro,” and “On” with both the external

and built-in (internal) flash units, or you can turn the built-in flash off and

use the external flash only (to turn off the built-in flash, use the CON-

TROLS item in the M-REC setup menu). When the flash is fired, the

brightness of the external and built-in flash units is controlled by the

camera.

AUTO

Tips

Instructions for attaching the optional SK-E900 flash bracket and connect-

ing external flash units may be found in the SK-E900 instruction manual.

When the SK-E900 is in place, the following Nikon flash units (available

separately) can be used: SB-28, SB-26, SB-25, SB-24, SB-22S, and SB-22.

The use of non-Nikon flash units is not recommended.

When lighting is poor and the flash is set to “Off” ( ) or “Slow Synchro”

(

), shutter speed is slowed and photos may be blurred. If possible, use

a tripod when lighting is poor.

The built-in flash will automatically be set to “Off” when:

• you use autofocus with a setting of “Infinity” ( )

• you choose a multi-shot setting of “Continuous,” “16-shots” or “VGA

sequence” (an external flash can still be used with these settings)

• you use best-shot selection (BSS)

Once the external flash unit has been mounted on the flash bracket and the

bracket’s lead connected to the camera’s synchro-flash terminal, you are

ready to use the external flash for synchro-flash photography. Turn the

flash unit on (do not set the flash to “stand-by”—STBY—as the flash may

turn off unexpectedly), set the metering mode to TTL, and choose an

illuminating angle of less than 28mm. The intensity of the light produced

by the flash will be controlled by the camera’s built-in photocell.

• you use lens converter (LENS) settings

• the AE LOCK option in the M-REC menu is on

When using the flash, be sure the flash window is unobstructed.

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Focus Settings

With the mode dial set to A-REC, a choice of three autofocus

modes is available. In addition, M-REC mode offers a selection of

manual focus settings.

Autofocus settings

ThefollowingautofocussettingsareavailableinM-RECandA-REC

modes:

Setting

How it works

When to use it

Autofocus

NO ICON

Camera automatically adjusts focus according to dis-

tance to subject.

Use when subject is 30cm (1ft) or more from lens.

Use for photographing distant scenes in daylight (a

manual focus setting of “Inf” is available for when you

want to use the flash)

Infinity

Focus is fixed at infinity. Flash is disabled.

Macro Close-up Focus adjusted automatically for subjects 2cm (0.8in.)

or more from lens.

Use for close-up photography.

When the mode dial is set to A-REC or M-REC, the autofocus

mode can be changed using the

button. The

settingchangeseachtimethebuttonispressed, cyclingthroughthe

focus modes in the following order:

Macro Close-up

When using macro close-up, it is recommended that you frame photo-

graphs in the LCD monitor.

NO ICON (AUTO)

Macro close-up can be used at ranges as short as 2cm (0.8in.) when the

camera is zoomed to the middle optical zoom position. When the camera

is zoomed to a position suited to such close-range photography, the macro

icon ( ) in the LCD monitor will turn yellow.

While the flash can be used with a focus mode of “Macro Close-up,” it may

sometimes be unable to light the entire subject. When using the flash, take

a test picture and verify the results in the LCD monitor.

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Focus distance is displayed in the LCD monitor, while the control

panel shows the focus distance together with a flashing icon.

A short focus distance can be used to focus the camera on objects

atthespecifieddistancewhileblurringbackgrounddetails. Choose

a setting of Inf for a focus distance of infinity. Unlike the autofocus

setting of Infinity, manual infinity allows use of the flash. Manual

Manual focus

In M-REC mode, focus distance can be se-

lectedmanuallyfromalistofpresetdistances

ranging from 0.1m (4in.) to infinity. To set

focus distance manually:

1 Measure the distance to your subject.

2 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

focus can be cancelled by pressing the

button.

3 Turn the command dial while holding

down the

button to se-

lect a focus distance.

Notes

Focus Distance

At a manual focus setting of 0.1m (4in.), the camera may not focus properly

when zoomed out.

Focus distance is measured from the cover that protects the lens.

Focus distance can be shown in either meters or feet. To change the units

used, select CONTROLS from the M-REC menu. To display distances in

feet, check the DIST FT item and press the shutter-release button. If this

item is not checked, distances are displayed in meters.

Whenmanualfocusisusedwiththelensconvertersavailableseparatelyfor

the COOLPIX 950, the actual focus distance may differ from the setting

chosen. Check focus in the LCD monitor when using a lens converter.

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Using the Self-Timer

The COOLPIX 950 is equipped with an automatic timer with two

settings: three seconds, useful when making group photographs,

and ten seconds, ideal for self-portraits. To use the self-timer,

follow these steps:

1 For self-portraits, mount the camera on a tripod (recom-

mended) or rest it on a flat, stable surface.

2 Press the

button until the

the control panel or LCD monitor.

icon appears in

3 Compose the photograph.

4 Fully depress the shutter-release button to activate the timer.

Press the shutter-release button once for a ten-second delay.

For a three-second delay, press the shutter-release button

twice.

The red-eye reduction lamp next to the viewfinder will start to

blink one second before the picture is taken.

Tips

To stop the automatic timer before a photograph is taken, turn the mode

dial to a different setting. The timer will stop and the indicator will

disappear from the control panel and LCD monitor.

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Image Quality

Image Quality and Size

At settings of BASIC, NORMAL, and FINE, the camera uses JPEG

compression to reduce the amount of memory required to store

photographs. JPEG compression results in a slight loss in image

quality, whichgrowsmorenoticeableathighercompressionratios.

The difference in quality is illustrated below:

The image quality/image size setting determines how many photo-

graphs can be stored on a single memory card. The following

combinations of image quality and size are available:

Approx. No.

Photos/card

Size

Quality

(8MB)

BASIC

NORMAL

FINE

Full

(1,600 × 1,200

pixels)

HI (M-REC only)

XGA

(1,024 × 768

pixels)

BASIC

NORMAL

FINE

VGA

(640 × 480

pixels)

BASIC

NORMAL

FINE

200

100

To choose a combination of image quality

and size, hold the button and turn the

BASIC

(high compression)

NORMAL

(medium compression)

FINE

(low compression)

command dial (note that an image quality of

HI is only available when the mode dial is set

to M-REC). Image quality and size are

displayed in the control panel and LCD

monitor (no icon for image size indicates a

setting of 1,600 × 1,200).

While a setting of NORMAL represents the best trade-off be-

tween memory and image quality in most cases, a setting of BASIC

can be used to save memory. A setting of FINE is suitable for

photographs that will be enlarged or printed at high resolution.

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Photographs taken at an image quality setting of HI are stored in

uncompressed TIFF format and show no loss in quality. An 8MB

memory card is however sufficient to store only one such photo-

graph at a time. To take photographs at an image quality of HI, turn

Sensitivity

In A-REC mode, automatic gain control is used to produce

sensitivity roughly equivalent to ISO 80 film. In M-REC mode, you

can choose a fixed value for sensitivity equivalent to an ISO rating

of 100, or increase sensitivity further by a factor of +1.0 or +2.0.

Increasing sensitivity reduces the time needed to make an expo-

sure, allowing increased shutter speed. This can be used to reduce

blurringcausedcameramotionwhenlightingispoor,orto“freeze”

moving objects. To increase sensitivity:

the mode dial to M-REC, then hold down the

button and

turn the command dial until HI is displayed in the control panel.

Image Size

Use the image size setting to adjust the size of photographs to suit

your purposes. The default size of 1,600 × 1,200 pixels is suitable

for printing images at high resolutions or for viewing fine details on

a computer. Smaller sizes can be used to save space on the

memorycardortoshootphotosdestinedfordisplayonwebpages

or on smaller computer monitors.

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Hold down the

button and

turn the command dial to select the de-

sired sensitivity. Choosing a value of dEF

restoresnormalsensitivity,roughlyequiva-

lent to ISO 80. The chosen setting will be

displayed in the control panel while the

button is held down.

At settings other than dEF, a

icon appears in the control panel

and LCD monitor.

Note

HI image quality is not available at a multi-shot (CONTINUOUS) setting of

A slight amount of noise may appear in photos taken at settings other than

“16-shots” or when BSS is on (see the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photographs”).

“dEF.”

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Exposure Mode

When the mode dial is set to M-REC, you can choose an exposure

mode from the following options:

Setting

How it works

When to use it

Program

Camera automatically sets shutter speed and aper-

ture to produce the best exposure.

Best for general use.

A wide aperture (low f-number) can be used to blur

details of the background. A small aperture (high f-

number) brings both your subject and the back-

ground into focus.

You choose the aperture (f-number) using the com-

mand dial. Shutter speed is set automatically by the

camera.

Aperture Priority

Use a high shutter speed to freeze a fast-moving

subject. Lower shutter speeds can be used to blur

moving objects, suggesting motion.

Shutter Priority Choose the shutter speed using the command dial.

Aperture is set automatically by the camera.

In A-REC mode, the camera is automatically set to Program. To 2 Holddownthe

buttonandturnthe

select another exposure mode:

commanddialtoselectanexposuremode.

The chosen mode will be indicated by an

icon in the control panel and LCD moni-

tor.

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

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Aperture Priority

Shutter Priority

An exposure mode of Aperture Priority allows you to choose an When the exposure mode is Shutter Priority, shutter speed can be

aperture setting from three pre-determined f-values. To choose chosen from settings ranging from ¹/ sec. to 8sec. To set the

500

a value for aperture:

shutter speed:

1 Set the exposure mode to Aperture Pri-

1 Set the exposure mode to Shutter Prior-

ority.

ity.

2 Turn the command dial to choose an

aperture setting (if the aperture setting

does not change when you rotate the

2 Turn the command dial to choose a

shutter speed (if the shutter speed does

not change when you rotate the com-

command dial, press the

button

mand dial, press the

button and

and then turn the command dial again).

then turn the command dial again).

The chosen f-number will be shown in the control panel and LCD The shutter speed will be shown in the control panel and LCD

monitor. Note that in addition to increasing focus depth, small monitor. In the control panel, fractions of a second are shown

apertures (high f-numbers) produce lower shutter speeds. Larger without a numerator, with the result that a speed of / sec. is

apertures (low f-numbers) can be used to blur background details shown as 2, a speed of ¹/ sec. as 4, etc. Note that high shutter

and also increase the effective range of the flash.

speeds result in large apertures.

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1 Turn the mode dial to PLAY. The most

recently recorded image will be displayed

in the LCD monitor.

Using the Buttons (PLAY)

This chapter describes the following playback functions:

• viewing photographs

• deleting unwanted photographs individually

These functions can be accessed using the zoom (▼W/T▲)

buttons, the command dial, and the three buttons below the

control panel. The options available in the playback menu are

described in the following chapter.

2 View the other photos in memory one at a time, or select the

photo you want to view from a menu of preview images.

• To view photos one at a time:

Use the zoom (▼W/T▲) buttons to view photos one at a

time. Press the zoom-out (W/▼) button to view photo-

graphs recorded before the current photo, or press the

zoom-in (T/▲) button to view images recorded after the

current photo. Hold either button down to scroll quickly to

a particular frame number without viewing intervening

photos. The photograph displayed will not change, but the

frame number at the bottom right corner of the LCD

monitor will increase or decrease rapidly. Release the zoom

button when the desired frame number is reached to display

the photo.

Follow these steps to view or delete photographs stored on the

memory card:

Tips

By default, only photographs in the current folder are displayed in playback

mode. To select another folder for viewing, or to view photos in all folders,

usetheFOLDERSitemintheplaybackmenu(see“TheCameraMenus:The

Playback Menu,” below).

If there are no photographs in the current folder, the message, “card

contains no image data” will be displayed. Select another folder using the

FOLDERS item in the playback menu. If there are no photographs in any

folder, you will be able to use the playback menu (see below), but you will

not be able to play images back.

Photographs selected for full-size display are shown briefly at low resolu-

tion while they are being read from memory. This feature allows you to

page rapidly through the photographs in memory without waiting for every

item to be displayed at full resolution. Before the image is displayed at full

resolution, the screen will briefly go black.

The MONITOR button

The first and last photographs in memory are linked. Pressing the T/▲

button when the last photo in memory is selected takes you to the first

photo; pressing the W/▼ button when the first photo is selected takes you

to the last photo.

The MONITOR button controls the LCD monitor. Press the MONITOR

button once to hide photo information, a second time to turn the monitor

off, and a third time to turn the monitor on with information showing.

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• To select a photo for viewing:

4 If desired, you can zoom in on the current

photo by pressing the button. The

Press the thumbnail ( ) button to

displayamenuofninepreviewimages.

A number at the bottom right corner

of each preview gives the position of

the photograph in memory. If there

aremorethanninephotosinmemory,

use the command dial to page through the previews, nine at

a time. Use the ▼W/T▲ buttons to highlight the photo you

want to view, then press the thumbnail button again to view

it at full size.

center portion of the image will be en-

larged to fill the LCD monitor. Press the

button once for a magnification of

×2, twice for a magnification of ×3. Other

sections of the image can be viewed by turning the command

dial; a map of the image appears at top left, showing the present

position. Press the

button a third time to view the

photograph at full size.

5 The image currently displayed can be

deleted by pressing the button. This

button can also be used to delete the

thumbnail currently selected in the pre-

view list. Note that once deleted, photos

cannot be recovered; be sure to make

copies of any photographs you wish to

keep, prior to deletion.

D E L E T E

AUTO

3 Viewtheinformationforthecurrentpho-

D E L E T E

Date and time

of recording File no. and

type

Folder

I M A G E

tograph. When first displayed, photo-

graphsareshownwiththefollowinginfor-

mation:thetimeofrecording, imagequal-

ity and size, folder name, file number and

type (JPEG or TIFF), the total number of

shotsthatcanbeplayedback, andaframe

number giving the position of the current

photograph in memory. Other informa-

tion can be displayed by turning the com-

mand dial.

Y E S

100NIKON

0015.JPG

99.04.14

1 5 : 0 5

This dialog appears when

the

button is pressed.

Highlight YES using the

▼ W/T▲ buttons, then

press the shutter-release

button to delete the se-

lected photograph. Select

NO to return to playback

mode leaving the photo-

graph untouched.

VGA

NORMAL

[

17/ 17]

Image size

and quality

Frame no./

total frames

visible

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DATE

Setthecamera’sinternalclock-calendarasdescribedin“First

The Camera Menus

Thischaptersupplements“OtherCameraFunctions”inthePocket

Guide, exploring the options available in the menus for each

operating mode. The bulk of the shooting options available in the

M-REC menu are described in the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photo-

graphs.”

Steps: Setting the Time and Date,” above.

The A-REC Menu

S E T U P

To display the A-REC menu, turn the mode

dial to A-REC and press the MENU button.

F O L D E R S

L C D B R I G H T

The following options are available:

ON S O U N D

30s A U T O O F F

C A R D F O R M A T

D A T E

FOLDERS

Create new folders, rename or delete

existingfolders, orchoosethefolderin

which to store subsequent photos.

LCD BRIGHT (LCD Brightness)

Adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor.

SOUND

Turn the beep speaker on or off.

AUTO OFF

When operated on battery power, the camera enters sleep

modeifnooperationsareperformedforthirtyseconds. This

option can be used to extend this limit for A-REC and M-

REC mode.

Using the menus

If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the

MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be

highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-release

button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press the

shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu disap-

pears.

CARDFORMAT (Card Format)

Format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX 950.

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Selecting a Folder

Using Folders (A-REC, M-REC)

Ifmorethanonefolderexistsonthememory

card, you can select the folder that will be

used for playback or to store subsequent

photographs in A-REC and M-REC modes.

To select a folder, simply highlight it using the

zoom buttons and press the shutter-release

button. Except in the case of the default

folder, NIKON, the name of the current

folder is displayed at upper right in the LCD

monitor. Photographs are stored in the

folder shown in the LCD monitor at the time

the photograph is taken.

By default, photographs taken with the COOLPIX 950 are stored

in the memory card in a folder labeled NIKON. To make it easier

to locate photographs during playback, you can create additional

folders and organize your photographs by theme. The FOLDERS

menu enables you to select the folder in which subsequent

photographs will be stored or choose the folder from which

photographs will be played back. You can also create folders,

rename existing folders, or delete folders.

Current folder

APRIL

To access the folder menu for A-REC and M-REC modes:

1 Turn the mode dial to A-REC or M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button. The menu for

the current operating mode will be dis-

played.

1/30

Photos and Folders

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight FOLD-

The file structure used when photos are recorded to the memory card

conformstotheDesignRuleforCameraFileSystems. Inthissystem, folder

names consist of a three-digit folder number followed by the folder name

(e.g, “100NIKON”). Eachfoldercanintheoryholdupto999images(itmay

hold less, depending on the size of the card and other factors). Should a

folder fill up, another folder will automatically be created with the same

name but a different folder number (e.g., “101NIKON”) and subsequent

photos stored in the new folder. For most purposes, the folder number

can be ignored; when viewed from the camera, all folders with the same

name are the same folder. In other words, the camera will show folders

with the same folder name (e.g., “100NIKON” and “101NIKON”) as a

single folder with no folder number (e.g., “NIKON”). Folders with the

samenamebutdifferentfoldernumberswillhoweverbeshownasseparate

folderswhenthecontentsofmemoryareviewedusingacomputer(seethe

Nikon View Reference Manual for details). If you have trouble locating a

photo on a computer, you can play it back on the camera, where the full

folder number and name are included in the photo info.

ERS.

F O L D E R S

4 Press the shutter-release button to dis-

AUTO

O P T I O N S

play a FOLDERS menu like that shown at

N I K O N

right

A P R I L

S H O W

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5 Press the shutter-release button when the last letter is high-

lighted to create a folder with the specified name and return to

normal viewing mode. To exit the window without creating a

new folder, press MENU, or use the command dial to highlight

BK and then press the shutter-release button to return to the

FOLDERS menu.

The Folder Options Menu

To create a new folder, or to rename or

delete existing folders, choose OPTIONS

from the FOLDERS menu. The menu

shown at right will be displayed.

O P T I O N S

AUTO

N E W

R E N A M E

D E L E T E

Creating new folders

To create a new folder:

Until another folder is selected from the FOLDERS menu, all

subsequent photographs will be stored in the new folder.

N E W

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight NEW

andpresstheshutter-releasebutton. The

window shown at right will be displayed.

Renaming existing folders

To rename an existing folder:

AUTO

R E N A M E

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight RE-

AUTO

A P R I L

NAME in the OPTIONS menu and press

S H O W

the shutter-release button. The window

shown at right will be displayed.

2 Usethecommanddialtohighlightthefirst

letter you would like to change.

2 Use the zoom buttons to highlight the

folder you want to rename (note that the

folder name NIKON can not be changed)

and press the shutter release button.

3 Change the name as described in steps 2

3 Change the highlighted letter using the

zoom buttons. Folder names can include

the upper-case letters A–Z, the numbers

1–9,andspaces. Presstheshutter-release

button when “BK” is displayed to move

one letter back in the folder name.

to 5 of “Creating new folders,” opposite.

4 Use the command dial to highlight the

next character to be changed.

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Deleting folders

To delete an existing folder:

LCD Brightness

You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to make it

easier to see, without affecting the brightness of photographs

taken with the camera (the “Image Adjustment” option allows

you to adjust the brightness of photographs; see “Taking Photo-

graphs” in the Pocket Guide).

D E L E T E

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight DE-

LETE in the OPTIONS menu and press

the shutter-release button. The window

shown at right will be displayed.

AUTO

A P R I L

S H O W

2 Use the zoom buttons to highlight the

folder you want to delete (note that the

folder name NIKON can not be deleted)

and press the shutter release button.

LCD brightness can be adjusted from the setup menu for each

mode. To display the setup menu for M-REC or PLAY, select

SETUP from the M-REC or playback menus (see below). You can

then adjust brightness as described in steps 2 and 3, below. To

adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor in A-REC mode:

3 Inthemenuatright,usethezoombuttons

to highlight YES and press the shutter-

release button to delete the folder (fold-

ers that contain hidden or protected im-

agescannotbedeleted). Toreturntothe

previous menu without deleting the se-

lected folder, highlight NO or BK and

press the shutter-release button. Press

the MENU button to return directly to

shooting or playback mode without de-

leting the folder.

D E L E T E

AUTO

A P R I L

1 Press the MENU button to display the A-

D E L E T E

F O L D E R ?

REC setup menu.

Y E S

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight LCD

BRIGHT.

3 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the MENU button to return

to shooting mode once you have adjusted settings to your

satisfaction), or

L C D B R I G H T

• press the shutter-release button and

the select desired setting from the

LCD BRIGHT menu.

A setting of – will darken the display slightly, while + results in a

slightly brighter display. These settings can not be used in

combination; selecting – twice in a row will only darken the display

bythesameamountasselecting–once. Select0torestorenormal

brightness.

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Sound Settings

Auto Off

The COOLPIX 950 is equipped with a speaker that produces a Whenoperatedonbatterypower,thecameraenterssleepmode

beepwhenyouturnthecameraonortakeapicture. Thisspeaker if no action is performed for thirty seconds (three minutes when

can be turned on and off using the SOUND menu.

menus are displayed). Auto Off allows you to specify a new time

limit for sleep mode. Two time limits can be set, one for playback

and the other for shooting photos (A-REC and M-REC).

TheSOUNDmenucanbeaccessedfromthesetupmenuforeach

mode. To display the setup menu for M-REC or PLAY, select SET

UP from M-REC or playback menus (see below). You can then Specify a new time limit by following these steps:

adjust sound settings as described in steps 2 and 3, below. In A-

REC mode, follow these steps to turn the speaker on or off:

1 To set the time limit for playback mode, select SET UP from the

playback menu and highlight AUTO OFF in the menu that

1 Press the MENU button to display the A-

appears. To set the time limit for shooting, turn the mode dial

to A-REC, press the MENU button to display the A-REC menu,

and use the zoom buttons to highlight AUTO OFF. Alterna-

tively, you can highlight AUTO OFF in the M-REC setup menu,

which is displayed when SET UP is chosen from the M-REC

menu (see “The M-REC Menu,” below).

REC menu.

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

SOUND.

3 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the MENU button to return

to shooting mode once you have adjusted settings to your

satisfaction), or

2 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the MENU button to return

to shooting mode once you have adjusted settings to your

satisfaction), or

S O U N D

• press the shutter-release button and

AUTO

the select desired setting from the

SOUND menu.

O N

A U T O O F F

• press the shutter-release button and

O F F

the select desired setting from the

AUTO OFF menu.

Whenthespeakerison,acheckmarkappearsnexttotheSOUND

item in the menu for the current operating mode.

Tip

When the camera enters sleep mode, all camera functions are deactivated

and the camera itself is effectively off, consuming almost no power. The

camera can be reactivated using the MONITOR button or by pressing the

shutter-release button half way.

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4 Using the zoom buttons, highlight FOR-

MAT, then press the shutter-release but-

ton to begin formatting. The message

shown at right will be displayed while the

card is formatted. Do not remove the card

from the camera while formatting is in

progress, as this could damage the card.

Formatting Memory Cards

Compact flash memory cards must be formatted before they can

be used in the camera. You can also format cards to erase all

folders and photographs. When memory cards are formatted, all

data on the card are permanently deleted; be sure to copy to a

computer any files you would like to keep.

The Card Format option is available in all modes. To format a card

in playback mode, select SET UP in the playback menu (see “The

Playback Menu”) and then follow steps 2-4, below. To format a

memory card in A-REC or M-REC mode, follow these steps:

To return to the previous menu without formatting the card,

highlight NO or BK and press the shutter-release button. Press

MENU to return to shooting or playback mode without formatting

the memory card.

1 Press the MENU button. The menu for

the chosen mode will be displayed.

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

CARDFORMAT.

3 Press the shutter-release button to dis-

F O R M A T

AUTO

play the menu shown at right.

W A R N I N G ! A L L

I M A G E S W I L L

B E D E L E T E D !

N O

F O R M A T

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CONTINUOUS

The M-REC Menu

Allows you to choose between single-shot and three multi-

shot modes. This setting is detailed in the Pocket Guide,

“Taking Photographs: Multi-shot Mode.”

S H O O T I N G

To display the M-REC menu, turn the mode

dial to M-REC and press the MENU button.

The M-REC menu has two pages of options;

you can move from the first to the second

page using the MENU button or zoom but-

tons. Press the MENU button when the

second page is displayed to return to shoot-

ing mode.

W H I T E B A L

AUTO

M E T E R I N G

C O N T I N U O U S

I M G A D J U S T

B E S T S H O T

IMG ADJUST (Image Adjustment)

AUTO

T A L T

Permits digital adjustment of brightness and contrast to

enhance photos. See “Taking Photographs: Lighting” in the

Pocket Guide.

B L A C K & W H I T E

➔

S H O O T I N G

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

BEST SHOT (Best-Shot Selection)

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

Takes multiple photographs and saves the sharpest image to

memory. For details, see “Taking Photographs: Best-Shot

Selection” in the Pocket Guide.

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

The M-REC menu contains the following options:

DIGITAL TELE (Digital Telephoto)

Digital zoom may be used as an extension of optical zoom,

magnifying photos a further 1.25 to 2.5 times at the maxi-

mum optical zoom position. Alternatively, digital zoom can

be set to one of four fixed values, allowing optical zoom to

be used over its full range to frame the picture as required.

See below for details.

WHITE BAL (White Balance)

Depending on lighting conditions, whites in a photograph

may appear slightly yellow or blue. Use white-balance

settings to eliminate unwanted coloration. For details, see

“Taking Photographs: Lighting” in the Pocket Guide.

METERING

BLACK&WHITE

Determines which part of the image is used to set exposure.

See “Taking Photographs: Lighting” in the Pocket Guide for

details.

Offers a choice of black-and-white or color photography.

See below for details.

FOLDERS

Using the menus

Create new folders, rename or delete existing folders, or

choose the folder in which to store subsequent photos. See

“The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

If the menu does not appear when you press the MENU button, press the

MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can be

highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-release

button. You can page through menus that have multiple pages by pressing

the MENU button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press

the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button until the menu

disappears.

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LENS (Lens Converter)

SET UP

The M-REC setup menu offers access

Offersachoiceofsettingsforachievingoptimumresultswith

the following lens converters (available separately): the FC-

E8 fish-eye lens converter, the WC-E24 wide-angle lens

converter, and the TC-E2 telephoto lens converter. Details

of these settings are provided below.

L C D B R I G H T

S O U N D

AUTO

to the following settings:

L C D O N / O F F

C O N T R O L S

A U T O O F F

S E Q . X F E R

D A T E

LCD BRIGHT (LCD Brightness):

Adjust the brightness of the LCD

monitor. See “The Camera Menus:

The A-REC Menu,” above.

30s

L A N G U A G E

SET➔SHUTTER

AE LOCK

Fixes autoexposure and white-balance to produce several

matchingphotographsofasinglescene. Instructionsonusing

this setting to take photographs that can later be blended

into a single image are provided below.

SOUND: Turn the beep speaker on or off. See “The

Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

LCD ON/OFF: Determines whether and when the LCD

monitor comes on in M-REC mode. See below for details.

USER SET

CONTROLS: Offers a choice of settings for controlling

basic camera operations. See below for details.

Offers a choice of three custom settings. See below for

details.

AUTO OFF: When operated on battery power, the LCD

monitor turns off automatically if no operations are per-

formedforthirtyseconds. Thisoptioncanbeusedtoextend

this limit for A-REC and M-REC mode. See “The Camera

Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

CARDFORMAT (Card Format)

Format memory cards for use in the COOLPIX 950. See

“The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

RESET ALL

Restores user settings to their default values. See below for

details.

SEQ.XFER: Allows photographs to be assigned unique

filenames, preventing photographs from being accidentally

overwritten when copied to a computer. See below for

details.

DATE: Set the camera’s internal clock-calendar as de-

scribed in “First Steps: Setting the Time and Date,” above.

LANGUAGE: Offers a choice of languages for camera

menus and messages. Refer to “First Steps: Choosing a

Language,” above.

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To change the digital zoom setting for M-REC mode:

Digital Zoom (DIGITALTELE)

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

In “digital zoom,” images are processed digitally to enlarge the

center portion of photographs to fill the frame. Unlike optical

zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible

in the photograph. Instead, details already visible are enlarged,

producing a slightly “grainy” image.

2 Press the MENU button to display the M-

REC menu.

S H O O T I N G

W H I T E B A L

AUTO

M E T E R I N G

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight DIGI-

C O N T I N U O U S

I M G A D J U S T

B E S T S H O T

TAL TELE.

By default, the COOLPIX 950 automatically enters digital zoom

mode when the zoom-in (T/▲) button is held down for two

seconds at maximum zoom. This automatic digital zoom is

describedinthePocketGuide, “TakingPhotographs:Composition

and Focus.” In M-REC mode, you can choose a fixed digital zoom

setting of from ×1.25 to ×2.5. Optical zoom will still be active and

can be used to frame pictures precisely. You can also turn digital

zoom off, preventing the camera from entering digital zoom

mode when the zoom in switch is held down at the maximum

optical zoom position.

AUTO D I G I TA LT E L E

4 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the

MENUbuttontwicetoreturntoshoot-

ing mode once you have adjusted

settings to your satisfaction), or

B L A C K & W H I T

➔

• press the shutter-release button and

select the desired magnification from

the D-TELE menu.

D - T E L E

AUTO

A U T O

X 2 . 5

X 2 . 0

X 1 . 6

X 1 . 2 5

O F F

Digital zoom settings only take effect when the LCD monitor is on.

While digital zoom is in effect, the zoom indicator will be displayed

in the LCD monitor, with the digital zoom ratio shown to its right,

and the green AF lamp will blink slowly. To restore automatic

digital zoom, select AUTO from the D-TELE menu.

Note

Digital zoom is not available at a multi-shot (CONTINUOUS) setting of

“16-shots” (see the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photographs: Multi-Shot Photog-

raphy”).

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The chosen setting will be in effect whenever the camera is in M-

REC mode. When black-and-white is selected, a check mark

appears next to the BLACK&WHITE item in the shooting menu

and the view through the monitor is in black-and-white.

Black-and-White Photography

In M-REC mode, photographs can be taken either in color or in

black-and-white (in A-REC mode, only color is available). Photo-

graphs taken in black-and-white have slightly better image quality

than color photos.

To switch from color to black-and-white or vice-versa:

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to display the

shooting menu.

S H O O T I N G

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

W H I T E B A L

M E T E R I N G

C O N T I N U O U S

I M G A D J U S T

B E S T S H O T

AUTO

BLACK&WHITE.

4 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the

MENUbuttontwicetoreturntoshoot-

ing mode once you have adjusted

settings to your satisfaction), or

• press the shutter-release button and

choose YES (black-and-white mode)

or NO (color mode) from the B/W

menu.

AUTO D I G I TA LT E L E

B L A C K & W H I T

➔

B & W

AUTO

Y E S

Note

In black-and-white mode, the settings in the white-balance menu are not

available.

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These options should only be used when the appropriate lens

converter is attached. When using the camera without a lens

converter, select NORMAL for normal camera operation.

Lens Converter Settings (LENS)

If you have attached one of the lens converters available sepa-

rately for the COOLPIX 950, you can use the LENS option to

adjust zoom, flash, and other settings to the optimum values for

the chosen converter. The following preset combinations of

settings are available:

To change the lens converter setting:

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to display the

shooting menu, then press it again to view

the second page.

Option

How it works

S H O O T I N G

F O L D E R S

WIDE

(for WC-E24

wide-angle con-

verter)

AUTO

L E N S

Camerazoomsallthewayout, allowing

you to take photos at the maximum

possible angle. Flash is disabled.

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight LENS

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

and press the shutter-release button.

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

Camera zooms in to maximum optical

zoom position for enhanced telephoto

photography. Zoom can be adjusted

between maximum zoom the middle

optical zoom position (the third step

shown in the LCD monitor zoom indi-

cator). Flash is disabled.

4 Use the zoom buttons to select the de-

sired option from the menu shown at

right, then press the shutter-release but-

ton to return to shooting mode.

L E N S

TELEFOTO

(for TC-E2

telephoto lens

converter)

N O R M A L

W I D E

T E L E F O T O

F I S H E Y E 1

F I S H E Y E 2

At settings other than NORMAL, a lens converter icon ( ) will

appear in the LCD monitor, and settings will be optimized for the

chosenconverterasdescribedatleft. ChooseNORMALtocancel

changes to settings and restore normal camera operation.

Camera zooms all the way out to take

fisheye photographs with the four cor-

ners of the frame blacked out, creating

a circular frame. Flash is disabled and

focus fixed at an autofocus setting of

infinity. Centerweighted metering is

used.

FISHEYE1

(for FC-E8 fisheye

lens converter)

FISHEYE2

Camera zooms all the way out to take

(for FC-E8 fisheye fisheye photographs in a square frame.

lens converter) Flash is disabled.

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Autoexposure and white-balance settings are fixed at the values

used in the first photograph taken after ON is selected. You can

turn the lock function off to allow the camera to set autoexposure

and white balance separately for each picture by selecting OFF

from the AE-LOCK menu. To restore the original lock settings,

select ON again. Before beginning a new panorama, select RESET

to clear the previous settings, then repeat steps 2–5, above.

Making a Panorama—Tips (AE-LOCK)

In M-REC mode, you can lock autoexposure and auto white

balance to produce a series of photographs with consistent color

balance and exposure. This can be used to take several matching

photographs of a single scene, which can later be blended

together to create a panorama or a virtual-reality image.

Using autoexposure and auto white-balance lock

When making a panorama, use a tripod to maintain a consistent

angle. To turn the lock function on:

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to display the

shooting menu, then press it again to view

the second page.

S H O O T I N G

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight AE-

LOCK and press the shutter-release but-

ton.

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

4 Select ON from the AE-LOCK menu and

press the shutter-release button. The

indicators AE-L and WB-L will appear in

the LCD monitor.

A E L O C K

AUTO

O F F

AE-L

WB-L

O N

R E S E T

5 After viewing the scene in the LCD moni-

tor and adjusting settings to produce sat-

isfactory exposure, take the first photo-

graph in the series.

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4 To change the setting, either

• rotate the command dial (press the

MENU button to return to shooting

mode), or

User Settings

In M-REC mode, the camera can “memorize” up to three

combinationsofsettings, includingmetering, whitebalance, multi-

shot, image adjustment, best-shot selection, digital zoom, lens

converter, and autoexposure/white-balance lock. These settings

can be restored by selecting the settings number from the USER

SET menu. Any changes to settings will be automatically saved

under the current settings number.

• press the shutter-release button to

displayalistofthesettingssavedunder

the selected settings number. The

settings number can then be changed

by pressing the zoom buttons. After

selecting the desired settings number,

press the shutter-release button.

U S E R S E T

AUTO

BSS

A U T O

By default, any changes made to settings in M-REC mode are

automatically saved as Settings Number 1. These settings are

restored whenever the mode dial is set to M-REC. To select a

different combination of settings:

Any changes to settings made in M-REC mode will be saved under

the new settings number.

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to display the M-

S H O O T I N G

REC menu, then press it again to view the

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

second page.

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight USER

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

SET.

➔

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To restore default settings:

Restoring Default Settings

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

TheRESETALLitemintheM-RECmenuallowsyoutoresetuser

settings to the default values shown below:

2 Press the MENU button to display the M-

REC menu, then press it again to view the

second page.

Setting

Default value

automatic

matrix

S H O O T I N G

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

White balance

Metering

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight RESET

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

ALL.

Continuous

Sensitivity

single frame

no adjustment

standard

off

➔

4 Press shutter-release button and select

RESET from the RESET ALL menu. Set-

tings will be restored to their default

values when the shutter-release button is

pressed. Toexitthemenuwithoutchang-

ing settings, highlight NO or BK and press

the shutter-release button. Press the

MENUbuttontoreturntoshootingmode

without changing settings.

R E S E T A L L

AUTO

R E S E T A L L

Image adjustment

Best-shot selection

DIGITAL TELE

Black-and-white

Folder

S E T T I N G S T O

D E F A U L T V A L U E S

N O

R E S E T

automatic

off (color)

NIKON

Lens converter

AE LOCK

off

LCD brightness

LCD on/off

Controls

0 (no adjustment)

ON&C-AF

all settings other than MENU DIR

and DIST FT reset to off

Auto off (all modes) 30s

Slide-show interval 3s

Date, language, sound, MENU DIR, and DIST FT settings will not

be reset.

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LCD On/Off

Setting

How it works

The LCD monitor only comes on to

display photographs immediately after

shooting. Focus is only adjusted at the

moment the shutter-release button is

half-pressed.

Bydefault,theLCDmonitorcomesonwhenthecameraisturned

on and can only be turned off by pressing the MONITOR button.

While the LCD monitor is on, the camera adjusts focus continu-

ously, providing a constant preview of the view through the lens.

The settings in the LCD ON/OFF menu allow you to change the

behavior of the monitor and autofocus in M-REC mode, saving

power and increasing battery life. They also give you control over

whether the camera displays the photographs in the LCD

monitor immediately after shooting.

REVIEW ONLY

(monitor off,

review function

on)

Asabove,exceptthatthemonitordoes

not come on after shooting. The moni-

tor can be turned on by pressing the

MONITOR button.

LCD OFF

Setting

How it works

S H O O T I N G

To change the LCD ON/OFF setting:

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

ON&C-AF

(monitor on,

continuous

autofocus)

TheLCDmonitorremainsonwhenthe

mode dial is turned to M-REC. The

camera adjusts focus continuously until

theshutter-releasebuttonishalf-pressed.

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to open the M-

REC menu, then press it again to view the

second page.

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

L C D B R I G H T

TheLCDmonitorremainsonwhenthe

mode dial is turned to M-REC. Focus is

only adjusted when the shutter-release

button is half-pressed.

ON&S-AF

(monitor on,

single autofocus)

S O U N D

AUTO

3 UsethezoombuttonstohighlightSETUP

and press the shutter-release button to

display the SET UP menu.

L C D O N / O F F

C O N T R O L S

A U T O O F F

S E Q . X F E R

D A T E

30s

L A N G U A G E

4 Using the zoom buttons, highlight LCD

Photographs are not displayed in the

ON/OFF.

L C D O / I

FAST REVIEW LCD monitor immediately after shoot-

(monitor on, ing. This is useful when you want to

review function shoot several photos in rapid succes-

T U R N S M O N I T O R

AUTO

O N A T S T A R T U P

5 Press the shutter-release button and se-

lect the desired setting from the LCD

ON/OFF menu.

O N & C - A F

O N & S - A F

F A S T R E V I E W

R E V I E W O N L Y

L C D O F F

off)

sion. Other monitor functions and

autofocus are not affected.

The chosen setting affects M-REC mode only. The LCD monitor

will always come on when the mode dial is turned from OFF to A-

REC or PLAY.

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• MENU DIR.: Reverses the roles of the zoom buttons for the

purposes of scrolling through the menus. When this item is

checked, the zoom out (W/▼) button is used to move the

highlightbarupandthezoomin(T/▲)buttontomoveitdown.

• DIST. FT: When this item is checked, the focus distance for

manual focus is shown in feet. If this item is not checked, focus

distance will be shown in meters.

The Controls Menu (M-REC)

In M-REC mode, the controls menu offers control over the

following settings:

•

SAVE (Flash Mode Save): When this item is checked, the

camera saves the flash setting in effect at the time the mode

dial is set to OFF. This flash setting is restored when the mode

dial is turned to M-REC. When this item is not checked, the

flash is set to “Auto” when the camera is turned on.

To change these control settings:

•

SAVE (Focus Mode Save): As above, but the camera

saves the focus mode setting. When this item is not checked,

focus is set to “Autofocus” when the camera is turned on.

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

2 Press the MENU button to open the M-

S H O O T I N G

REC menu, then press it again to view the

F O L D E R S

• MODE SAVE (Exposure Mode Save): When this item is

checked, thecamerasavestheM-RECexposuremodesetting.

ThissettingisrestoredwhenthemodedialisturnedfromOFF

to M-REC. When this item is not checked, exposure mode is

set to “Program” when the camera is turned on.

AUTO

L E N S

second page.

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

3 UsethezoombuttonstohighlightSETUP

and press the shutter-release button to

display the SET UP menu.

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

L C D B R I G H T

•

SAVE (Exposure Compensation Save): When this item is

checked,thecamerasavestheexposurecompensationsetting

in effect at the time the mode dial is set to OFF. This setting

isrestoredwhenthemodedialisturnedtoM-REC. Whenthis

itemisnotchecked,exposurecompensationissetto“0”when

the camera is turned on.

4 Using the zoom buttons, highlight CON-

TROLS and press the shutter-release

button.

S O U N D

AUTO

L C D O N / O F F

C O N T R O L S

A U T O O F F

S E Q . X F E R

D A T E

30s

L A N G U A G E

5 Use the zoom buttons to highlight the

desired setting in the CONTROLS menu

and press the shutter-release button to

turn the highlighted option on or off.

C O N T R O L S

S A V E

• INTL FLASH OFF: The COOLPIX 950 is equipped with an

external flash connector that allows an external flash to be

usedincombinationwiththecamera’sbuilt-inflash. Whenthe

INTL.FLASHOFFitemischecked, theinternalflashwillremain

off while you are using an external flash at a setting of “Auto,”

“Slow-sync” or “Forced on.” See “Using the Buttons (A-REC,

M-REC): Flash Settings,” above, for more information.

AUTO

S A V E

M O D E S A V E

S A V E

I N T F L A S H

6 Repeat Step 5 until you have adjusted

settings to your satisfaction. Then high-

light BK and press the shutter-release

button to return to the M-REC menu, or

press the MENU button to restore the

view through the lens.

M E N U D I R .

D I S T . F T

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To change the SEQ.XFER setting:

SEQ.XFER

1 Turn the mode dial to M-REC.

Photographs taken by the COOLPIX 950 are stored as image

files. Each file is assigned a name which includes a four-digit

number. Becausenotwophotographsonanygivenmemorycard

willhavethesamenumberatthesametime, thereisnopossibility

of confusion so long as you continue to use a single memory card

without formatting it. If you format the card or use a new card,

however, a previously-assigned number may be used again. If you

then copy the new photograph to a computer on which you had

saved the earlier photograph, the earlier photograph may be

overwritten. This can be prevented using the SEQ.XFER option.

2 Press the MENU button to open the M-

REC menu, then press it again to view

the second page.

S H O O T I N G

F O L D E R S

AUTO

L E N S

A E L O C K

U S E R S E T

3 Use the zoom buttons to highlight SET

UPandpresstheshutter-releasebutton

to display the SET UP menu.

C A R D F O R M A T

R E S E T A L L

S E T U P

➔

L C D B R I G H T

4 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

S O U N D

AUTO

L C D O N / O F F

C O N T R O L S

A U T O O F F

S E Q . X F E R

D A T E

SEQ.XFER.

30s

The following SEQ.XFER settings are available:

L A N G U A G E

Setting

How it works

S E Q . X F E R

When a new card is inserted, number-

ing will begin again from the lowest

number available on that card. The

same file number may be used twice on

different cards.

5 Press the shutter-release button and se-

lectthedesiredsettingfromtheSEQ.XFER

menu.

AUTO

OFF

O F F

R E S E T

When a new card is inserted in the

camera, numbering will continue from

the lowest number available on the

previous card. The same file number

will not be assigned twice.

Resetssequentialnumberingtothelow-

est number available on the current

card. When a new card is inserted, file

numbering will continue from the low-

est number available on the previous

card.

RESET

Note

File names assigned when SEQ. XFER is on consist only of a file number.

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SET UP

The playback setup menu provides

The Playback Menu

S E T U P

L C D B R I G H T

AUTO

ON S O U N D

access to the following settings:

LCD BRIGHT (LCD Brightness):

Adjusts the brightness of the LCD

monitor. See “The Camera Menus:

The A-REC Menu,” above.

P L A Y B A C K

In addition to some of the camera settings

discussed above, the playback menu offers

options for deleting multiple images, creating

slideshows,protectingphotographsfromdele-

tion,andhidingphotographsduringplayback.

It also includes options for setting up photos

for printing on suitably-equipped printers.

C O N T R O L S

30s A U T O O F F

C A R D F O R M A T

D E L E T E

AUTO

F O L D E R S

S L I D E S H O W

P R O T E C T

H I D E I M A G E

P R I N T S E T

S E T U P

D A T E

L A N G U A G E

SET➔SHUTTER

SOUND: Turn the beep speaker on or off. See “The

Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

To display the playback menu, turn the mode dial to PLAY and

press the MENU button. The following options are available:

CONTROLS:Bydefault, theW/▼ buttonisusedtomove

the highlight bar down through the menus, the T/▲ button

to move it up. This option can be used to reverse this

relationship, as described below.

DELETE

Delete selected photographs or all photographs in memory,

or choose a folder for deletion. You can also delete printer

information files created with the PRINT SET option.

AUTO OFF: When operated on battery power, the

camera enters sleep mode if no operations are performed

for thirty seconds. This option can be used to extend this

limit for playback as described in “The Camera Menus: The

A-REC menu,” above.

FOLDERS

Choose a folder for playback, create new folders, or rename

or delete existing folders.

CARDFORMAT (Card Format): Formats memory cards

for use in the COOLPIX 950. See “The Camera Menus: The

A-REC Menu,” above.

SLIDESHOW

Allows automatic sequential playback of all photos visible in

the current folder.

DATE: Set the camera’s internal clock-calendar as de-

scribed in “First Steps: Setting the Time and Date,” above.

PROTECT

Protects selected photographs from deletion.

LANGUAGE: Offers a choice of languages for camera

menus and messages. Refer to “First Steps: Choosing a

Language,” above.

HIDE IMAGE

“Hides”selectedimages,preventingthemfrombeingviewed

during playback.

PRINT SET

Prepare photographs for printing.

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2 Use the zoom buttons to highlight SE-

LECTED and then press the shutter-re-

lease button. A menu showing thumbnail

previews of the images in the current

folder will be displayed.

Deleting Multiple Photographs

The DELETE option in the playback menu allows you to:

• delete selected photographs

• delete all the photographs in the current folder

• select a folder for deletion

• delete printer information files created with the PRINT SET

option (see “Preparing Photographs for Printing,” below)

Note that once deleted, photographs can not be recovered; be

sure to back up any photographs you would like to keep.

3 Using the zoom buttons, highlight one of the photographs to be

deletedandpressthe or

button. Theselectedimagewill

be marked with a icon, indicating that it is to be deleted. If you

mistakenly mark an image for deletion, you can remove the

icon by highlighting the image and pressing the

again.

button

Deleting Selected Photographs

4 Repeat Step 3 until you have selected all but the one of the

To select multiple photographs for deletion from the playback

menu, follow these steps:

images you want to delete.

5 Highlight the last of the images to be

deleted and press the shutter-release

button. The dialog shown at right will be

displayed. Highlight YES and press the

shutter-release button to delete the im-

ages marked with a icon. Highlight NO

or BK to return to the playback menu

without deleting the images.

D E L E T E

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight DE-

D E L E T E

AUTO

D E L E T E

S E L E C T E D

LETEintheplaybackmenu,thenpressthe

I M A G E

A L L

F O L D E R

P R N T S E T

shutter-release button. The menu shown

at right will be displayed.

Y E S

Tips

Using the menus

If an image you want to delete is not visible in the menu of previews, rotate

the command dial to display further images.

If the playback menu does not appear when you press the MENU button,

press the MONITOR button until the LCD monitor comes on. Items can

be highlighted using the zoom buttons and selected using the shutter-

release button. To clear a menu from the screen, highlight BK and press

the shutter-release button, or press the MENU button to return to

playback mode.

Photos that have been hidden with the HIDE IMAGE command are not

available for deletion and are not shown in the menu of previews.

Photos marked with a

deletion.

icon are protected and can not be selected for

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Deleting All Photographs in Memory

Deleting Folders

To delete all photographs except those that have been hidden or To delete a folder:

protected:

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight DE-

D E L E T E

AUTO

S E L E C T E D

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight DE-

LETEintheplaybackmenu,thenpressthe

shutter-release button. The menu shown

at right will be displayed.

LETE in the playback menu and press the

shutter-release button. The menu shown

at right will be displayed.

D E L E T E

A L L

F O L D E R

P R N T S E T

AUTO

S E L E C T E D

A L L

F O L D E R

P R N T S E T

2 Use the zoom buttons to highlight

FOLDER, then press the shutter-release

button

2 Use the zoom buttons to highlight ALL

andthenpresstheshutter-releasebutton.

The dialog shown at right will be dis-

played. Highlight YES and press the shut-

ter-release button to delete all visible,

unprotected images. Highlight NO or BK

to return to the playback menu without

deleting the images.

D E L E T E

AUTO

D E L E T I N G

D E L E T E

A L L I M A G E S

E X C L U D E D )

3 Use the zoom buttons to highlight the

folder you want to delete (note that the

folder name NIKON can not be deleted)

and press the shutter release button

(

AUTO

A P R I L

S H O W

Y E S

4 Inthemenuatright,usethezoombuttons

to highlight YES and press the shutter-

release button to delete the folder (fold-

ers that contain hidden or protected im-

agescannotbedeleted). Toreturntothe

previous menu without deleting the se-

lected folder, highlight NO or BK and

press the shutter-release button.

D E L E T E

AUTO

A P R I L

D E L E T E

F O L D E R ?

Y E S

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Using Folders (Playback)

Slideshow

Inadditiontothefoldercreation,renaming,anddeletionfunctions The slide-show option allows unattended sequential playback of

available in A-REC and M-REC, the playback FOLDERS menu all images in the current folder that have not been hidden using

allows you to select a new folder for playback.

HIDE IMAGE. Photographs are displayed one after the other,

with a pause between each photograph.

To select a folder for playback:

The steps for setting up and starting a slide show are as follows:

F O L D E R S

1 UsethezoombuttonstohighlightFOLD-

ERS in the playback menu and press the

shutter-release button. A menu like that

shown at right will be displayed.

AUTO

O P T I O N S

S L I D E S H O W

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight

S T A R T

A L L

SLIDESHOW in the playback menu and

N I K O N

A P R I L

S H O W

F R A M E I N T V L

press the shutter-release button. The

menu shown at right will be displayed.

( T E M P . S U S P E N D

2 Using the zoom buttons, select a folder

from the list. To view all photographs in

memory, select ALL.

➔ S H U T T E R )

2 By default, each photograph will be dis-

played for three seconds. To change the

length of time each photo is displayed,

highlight FRAME INTVL (frame interval)

and press the shutter-release button.

Chooseanintervalfromthemenushown

at right and press the shutter-release but-

ton to return to the SLIDESHOW menu.

I N T E R V A L

AUTO

3 Press the shutter-release button to return to playback. The

1 0

most recent photograph in the selected folder will be displayed.

The other options available in the FOLDERS menu are described

in “The Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu,” above.

3 In the SLIDESHOW menu, use the zoom

buttons to highlight START, then press

the shutter-release button to start the

slide show. The photographs in the cur-

rent folder will be displayed one at a time

in the order recorded, starting with the

oldest photo (photos hidden with the

HIDE IMAGE option will not be shown).

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P A U S E

4 To pause the slide show, press the shut-

ter-release button. The slide show will

pause and the window shown at right will

be displayed. You can restart the slide

show by selecting RESTART, choose a

new frame interval with FRAME INTVL,

or select BK to stop the slide show and

return to playback mode.

Protecting Photographs from Deletion

Photographs stored on the memory card can be protected from

deletion using the PROTECT option in the playback menu.

Protected files can not be deleted using the button or the

DELETE—SELECTEDorDELETE—ALLoptions(protectedfiles

will be deleted when the card is formatted). Protected files

appear as “read-only” files when viewed from a computer, and

can be neither deleted nor overwritten.

R E S T A R T

I N T V L

5 When the slide show finishes, the pause window shown in Step

4 will be displayed. Highlight RESTART and press the shutter-

release button to begin the slide show from the beginning, or

press the MENU button to return to playback mode.

Follow these steps to change the protect status of photographs in

the current folder:

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight PRO-

TECT in the playback menu and press the

shutter-releasebutton. Amenuathumb-

nail previews showing the images in the

current folder will be displayed.

To halt the slide show while it is in progress and return to playback

mode, press the MENU button.

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight a photograph you want to

protect and press the

marked with a

button. The selected image will be

icon. Images that have already been

protected can have their unprotected status restored by high-

lighting the image and pressing the button.

3 Repeat Step 2 until you have selected all but the one of the

images you want to protect.

4 To complete the operation, highlight the last of the images to

be protected or restored to unprotected status, then press the

shutter-release button.

Tip

If an image is not visible in the menu of previews, rotate the command dial

to display more thumbnails.

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Hiding Photographs During Playback

Preparing Photographs for Printing

When creating a slide show or playing back photographs for an Photographs taken with the COOLPIX 950 can be printed

audience, you may want to hide some of the photographs in the directly using an output device that supports DPOF format and

current folder. Hidden items are only visible in the HIDE IMAGE is equipped with a card reader. The PRINT SET option in the

menu and can not be deleted using the

button or the camera menu allows you to select the photographs to be printed,

DELETE—SELECTED or DELETE—ALL options (hidden files set the number of copies, and specify whether the date of

will be deleted when the card is formatted). They will also be recordingistobeprintedonthephoto. Thisinformationisstored

treated as hidden files when the memory card is read using a in printer files on the memory card. You can then remove the

computer.

memory card from the camera and take it to be printed.

Follow these steps to hide or reveal photographs in the current To set up photos in the current folder for printing:

folder:

PR I NT

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight PRINT

1 Using the zoom buttons, highlight HIDE

IMAGE in the playback menu and press

the shutter-release button. A menu of

thumbnailpreviewswillbedisplayedshow-

ing the images in the current folder.

SET in the playback menu and press the

shutter-releasebutton. Amenuofthumb-

nail previews will be displayed showing

the images in the current folder.

MU L T I S E L . ➔

S E T➔SHU T T ER

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight a photograph you want to

print and press the button. The selected image will be

hide and press the

marked with a

button. The selected image will be

marked with a printer icon. Images that have already been

selected for printing can be removed from the list of images to

be printed by highlighting the image and pressing the

button.

icon. Images that have already been hidden

can be restored to view by highlighting the image and pressing

the button.

3 Repeat Step 2 until you have selected all but the one of the 3 Repeat Step 2 until you have selected all but the one of the

images you want to hide. images you want to print.

P R I N T S E T

4 To complete the operation, highlight the last of the images to 4 Highlight the last of the images to be

be hidden or revealed, then press the shutter-release button.

printed, then press the shutter-release

button. The menu at right will be dis-

played.

Tip

If an image is not visible in the menu of previews, rotate the command dial

to display more image previews.

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5 To select the number of copies of each image to be printed,

highlight COPIES and turn the command dial. Alternatively,

press the shutter-release button and use the zoom buttons to

selectthenumberofcopiesintheCOPIESmenu,thenpressthe

shutter-release button to return to the PRINT SET menu.

The Controls Menu (PLAY)

By default, the zoom out (W/▼) button is used to move the

highlight bar down through the menus and the zoom in (T/▲)

button to move it up. This relationship can be reversed using the

CONTROLS option.

6 To print the date of recording on the photographs, highlight

DATE and press the shutter-release button or turn the com-

mand dial. A check mark in the box next to the DATE item

indicates that the date will be printed on the selected photo-

graphs.

Follow these steps to reverse the direction of scroll:

1 Select SET UP from the playback menu

S E T U P

L C D B R I G H T

AUTO

ON S O U N D

C O N T R O L S

30s A U T O O F F

C A R D F O R M A T

using the zoom buttons, then press the

shutter-releasebuttontodisplaytheplay-

back setup menu.

D A T E

L A N G U A G E

7 Highlight DONE and press the shutter release button to save

the print information to the memory card.

2 Using the zoom buttons, highlight CON-

The playback menu DELETE option can be used to delete printer

information files when they are no longer needed.

TROLS.

C O N T R O L S

3 Press the shutter-release button to dis-

play the CONTROLS menu. Highlight

MENU DIR. and press the shutter-release

button to change the direction of scroll.

When MENU DIR. is checked, the direc-

tion is reversed; when it is not checked,

normal scroll is used.

AUTO

M E N U

D I R

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2 Connect the yellow plug to the VIDEO IN jack on the television

Connections

This chapter provides information on connecting your camera to

a computer and to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR).

or VCR.

3 Tune the television to the video channel.

4 Turn the mode dial to A-REC, M-REC, or PLAY. The television

monitor will mirror the image displayed in the camera’s LCD

monitor.

Connecting to aTelevision orVCR

Using the EG-900 video cable provided with your camera, you can

connect your camera to a television or VCR to view photos on a

TV screen. Follow these steps:

1 Connect the cable to the camera by

inserting the black plug into the video jack

as shown at right.

Tips

When the lens is rotated to point in the same direction as the monitor, the

television image will appear upside-down.

Connect the camera to the AC adapter (available separately) when you

want the television to continue to display images even after the camera has

entered “sleep” mode.

Depending on the country of purchase, your camera will be compatible

with either NTSC or PAL video standards. Use a television that complies

with the same video standards as your camera.

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Using a PCMCIA Card Slot

1 To read CompactFlash cards using a

PCMCIA Type II or Type III card slot,

insert the card in a PC card adapter as

shown at right.

Viewing Photos on a Computer

Photographs stored on the memory card can be viewed on a

computer either using Nikon View to transfer data directly from the

camera, or by removing the memory card from the camera and

reading it using a CompactFlash (CF) card reader or PC card

adapter. The steps involved in a direct connection are described

in the Pocket Guide, “Nikon View: Connecting Your Camera to a

Computer.” Thissectiondescribeshowtoviewphotographsusing

a CF card reader or PC card adapter.

2 Insert the adapter into the PC card slot as instructed in the

documentation provided with your computer or PC card drive.

Reading Memory Cards

3 The card will now function as a disk. Photographs may be found

withinthefolderDCIMinthecard’srootdirectory, storedinthe

folder shown in the playback mode information display. Photos

can be viewed in any application that supports JPEG and TIFF

formats.

To read the memory cards, you will need:

• a PC or Macintosh computer, and

• either a CF card reader or, if your computer is equipped with

aPCMCIATypeIIorTypeIIIcardslot,aCA-20PC-cardadapter

(available separately from Nikon).

Using a CF Card Reader

The steps involved in connecting a CF card reader and inserting

memory cards may be found in the documentation provided with

your card reader. Once the card has been inserted, it will function

as a disk, as described in Step 3 of “Using a PCMCIA Card Slot,”

below.

Note

Tips

The COOLPIX 950 can read and play back only those images that conform

to the format used by the COOLPIX 950, 900s, 900, and 700 digital

cameras. It may not be able to read JPEG or TIFF files created by a

computer or by another make of camera. It may also not be able to read

camera files that have been renamed or moved to a different folder using

a computer.

You may need to install an ATA RAM-card driver before you will be able

to read the memory card on a computer running Windows 3.1.

You can use Nikon View to browse photographs on a memory card in the

same fashion as when the camera is connected to your computer directly.

See the Nikon View reference manual for details.

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Caring forYour Camera

Storage

Toensurethatyoucontinuetogetthemostfromyourcamera,you

should observe the following precautions when cleaning and

storing your camera.

Store your camera in a dry, well-ventilated

environment, away from electronic equip-

ment such as televisions or radios which

producestrongmagneticfields. Donotstore

your camera where the temperature ex-

ceeds 50°C (122°F) or goes below -10°C

(14°F), or where the humidity exceeds 60%.

If you are not going to use the camera for a

long period of time, remove the batteries

before putting the camera away. Store the

camera with the lens rotated to a position

adjacent to the control panel, as shown at

right.

Cleaning

The lens is covered by a clear plastic shield. You should avoid

touching this shield with your fingers. Use a blower to remove dirt

and dust from the lens shield. If you do get a fingerprint or other

stain on the shield, wipe it carefully with a soft cloth.

Periodically dust the LCD monitor with a soft, dry cloth. You

should also clean the viewfinder and the body of the camera with

a soft cloth after removing dust and dirt with a blower. If necessary,

thebodyofthecameramaybecleanedwithadampcloth,although

you should be sure to dry the camera immediately afterward. Do

not apply alcohol, thinner, or any other cleaning fluids to any part

of the camera.

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Accessories

This chapter identifies the items packaged with your camera and

the accessories available for separate purchase.

Optional Accessories

At the time this manual was written, the following optional

accessories were available for the COOLPIX 950. Contact your

local Nikon representative or retailer for details.

What’s in the Box

Lens converters

• FC-E8 fish-eye lens converter

• WC-E24 wide-angle lens converter

• TC-E2 telephoto lens converter

Purchasers of the COOLPIX 950 should find that the package

contains the items listed below. Should you notice that any item

is missing or damaged, contact your retailer as soon as possible.

Flash accessories

COOLPIX 950 digital Reference CD-ROM

• SK-E900 Multi-Flash Bracket Unit

• TTL Multi-Flash Adapter AS-10

• Multi-Flash Sync Cord SC-18/SC-19

camera (1)

(1) containing on-line

referencemanualsand

Adobe Acrobat Reader

software

EC-8CF 8MB com-

pact flash-memory

card (1)

CompactFlash memory cards and adapters

• 8MB, 15MB, 30MB, 48MB, and 64MB Nikon CF memory cards

• CA-20 PC-card adapter

POCKET

GUIDE

Pocket Guide (1)

AA (LR6) alkaline bat-

teries (4)

FAST TRACK

GUIDE

Fast Track Guide (1)

For Your Safety (1)

FOR YOUR

SAFETY

AC adapter

• EH-30 AC adapter

Lens cap (1)

SC-EW2 RS-232C se- “Open Me First” (1)

rial cable for PC/AT

computers (1)

Carrying case (1)

Camera strap (1)

SC-EM2 serial cable

adapter for Macintosh

computers (1)

EG-900videocable(1)

SoftwareCD-ROM(1)

containing Nikon View

browser software

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No indicators are visible in the LCD monitor

Troubleshooting

Press the MONITOR button until indicators are visible (if a slide

show is in progress, first press the MENU key to halt the slide

show).

If you should notice any problems with your COOLPIX 950, check

the list below before consulting your retailer or Nikon represen-

tative.

The LCD monitor is hard to read

General Problems

The LCD monitor is too dark or too bright

• Adjust the brightness of LCD monitor as described in “The

Camera Menus: The A-REC Menu.”

Nothing shows in the control panel

Checklist:

• Is the mode dial set to OFF?

The LCD monitor is dirty

• Clean the LCD monitor with a soft, dry cloth as described in

Turn the mode dial to A-REC, M-REC, or PLAY.

“Caring for Your Camera.”

• Are the batteries correctly inserted and the battery chamber

cover closed?

The camera does not shoot a photo when the shutter-

release button is fully pressed

The camera will not operate if the batteries are not inserted in

thecorrectorientationorthecoverisnotfullyclosed. Insertthe

batteries as described in “First Steps: Putting Batteries in Your

Camera.”

The selector dial is set to OFF or PLAY

• Turn the selector dial to A-REC or M-REC when making

photographs.

• Is the AC adapter properly connected?

If you are using the camera with the optional AC adapter, be

sure that it is properly connected.

The battery indicator in the monitor or control panel is flashing

• There is no longer enough battery power to record photo-

graphs. Replace the batteries before using the camera.

• Are the batteries dead?

Put new batteries in the camera as described in “First Steps:

Putting Batteries in Your Camera.”

The AF lamp is flickering

• The camera is unable to focus. See the Pocket Guide, “Taking

Photographs: Composition and Focus.”

The control panel is on but nothing shows in the LCD

monitor

The flash lamp is flickering

• The flash is charging. Wait until the flash lamp glows steadily

Press the MONITOR button until the monitor comes on.

before taking a photograph.

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The exposure count shows zero

The flash doesn’t work or takes more than thirty sec-

onds to charge

• There is not enough memory to record photographs at current

settings. There may still be enough memory to record photo-

graphs at a lower image quality or size. You will not however

be able make a photograph at current settings until you have

deleted one or more images from memory as described in

“Using the Buttons (PLAY)” or “The Camera Menus: The

Playback Menu.”

Battery level is low

• If the battery indicator in the control panel is flashing or shows

a low battery level, before using the flash you will need to

replace the batteries as described in “First Steps: Putting

Batteries in Your Camera.”

, or

appears in the control panel

The monitor shows the message, “NO CARD PRESENT”

• Check that a memory card is properly inserted in the camera.

See “First Steps: Inserting and Removing Memory Cards.”

• The flash will not work at an autofocus setting of “Infinity” (

)

The built-in flash will not fire at settings of “Continuous,” “16-

shot,” or “VGA Sequence.”

The message, “CARD IS NOT FORMATTED” appears in the

monitor

• Photographscannotberecordedonthismemorycarduntilyou

have formatted it as described in “The Camera Menus: The A-

REC Menu.”

“AE-L,” “BSS,” or “ ” appears in the LCD monitor

• The flash will not work when “AE Lock,” “Best Shot Selection,”

or lens converter settings are used.

The “

INTLFLASH” item is checked in the M-REC controls

menu (see “The Camera Menus: The M-REC Menu”).

• Thebuilt-inflashisoff. Deselectthisitemtousethebuilt-inflash.

One of the following messages appears in the monitor: “CARD

CAN NOT BE USED,” “IMAGE CAN NOT BE SAVED”

• See “Error Messages,” below, for more information.

The

icon appears in the control panel

• The flash is off. Choose another flash setting. See “Using the

Buttons (A-REC, M-REC): Flash Settings.”

Images are over- or underexposed

• When using the flash, be sure that your subject is at an

appropriate distance.

Images are not in focus

• When using autofocus, half-press the shutter-release button

and check that the autofocus lamp glows steadily before taking

a photo. See the Pocket Guide, “Taking Photographs: Compo-

sition and Focus.”

• Inanyshootingmode,exposurecanbeadjustedusingexposure

compensation (see the Fast Track Guide).

• In M-REC mode, you can adjust exposure as described in the

Pocket Guide, “Taking Photographs: Lighting.” If the photo is

underexposed,youcanalsotryincreasingsensitivity(see“Using

the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC): Sensitivity”).

• When using manual focus, be sure that the distance shown in

the control panel matches the distance to your subject.

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Your television does not mirror the LCD monitor

Your computer can’t read photographs recorded on

the memory card

Checklist:

• Is the camera correctly connected to the television set or VCR? Checklist:

Connect the camera as described in “Connections: Connect- • Is the card correctly inserted in the PC-card adapter or CF card

ing to a Television or VCR.”

reader?

See “Connections: Viewing Photos on a Computer.”

• Is the television tuned to the video channel?

Tune the television to the video channel.

• Is the PC-card adapter or CF card reader correctly connected

to the computer and are the appropriate drivers installed?

See the documentation provided with your computer or card

reader. If you are using a PC-card adapter with Windows 3.1,

you may need to configure your computer for an ATA RAM

card.

• Is your television compatible with the COOLPIX 950?

The COOLPIX 950 is available in two models: an NTSC-

compatible model for sale in countries that have adopted the

NTSC standard, and a PAL-compatible model for sale in

countries that have adopted the PAL standard. When using

your COOLPIX 950 overseas, check to be sure that the local • Have you installed software that can display JPEG and TIFF files?

video standard is compatible with your model.

Nikon View can be used to view JPEG and TIFF files if you have

no other imaging software.

Your camera will not show photographs stored on the

memory card

Nikon View displays a communications error when you

attempt to view photographs using a direct connection

• Have the files been written or renamed by a computer?

The COOLPIX 950 can only read files that conform to the Checklist:

format and naming conventions used by the camera. • Is the camera correctly connected to the computer?

Connectthecameratoyourcomputer’sserialportasdescribed

in the Pocket Guide, “Nikon View: Connecting Your Camera to

a Computer.”

• Is Nikon View properly installed on your computer?

Consult the Quick Start Guide or reference manual for your

platform.

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Thereisnotenoughmemorytorecord

more photographs. No photographs

can be taken until some images have

been deleted from memory as de-

scribed in “Using the Buttons (PLAY)”

or “The Camera Menus: The Playback

Menu.”

Error Messages

When there is a problem with the flash-memory card or with the

camera’s internal programming and circuitry, an error message will

appear superimposed on the image in the LCD monitor. Below is

alistoferrormessagesthatmaybedisplayedbytheCOOLPIX950

and the steps that should be taken to deal with them.

OU T OF MEMORY

CARD I S F U L L

The camera has encountered an error

while saving a photo or has run out of

file numbers in the current folder. Try

saving photos to a different folder. If

the SEQ.XFER option is on, choose

OFF or RESET from the SEQ.XFER

menu (see “The Camera Menus: The

M-REC Menu”). If the error persists, it

may indicate that the card is not prop-

erly formatted. Transfer all photo-

graphs stored on the card to a com-

puter and format the card as described

in “The Camera Menus: The A-REC

Menu.”

The camera can not detect a flash-

memory card. Turn the mode dial to

OFF and confirm that the flash-memory

card has been correctly inserted in the

camera as described in “First Steps:

I MAGE CANNOT

B E S A V ED

NO CARD

PRE S EN T

InsertingandRemovingMemoryCards.”

Use a Nikon memory card.

T H I S CARD

CANNOT B E US ED

This error occurs in playback mode

when the current folder contains no

images. Select a different folder from

the FOLDERS menu. You will not be

able to play back photos until at least

one photo has been recorded on the

card, although you will still be able to

use the menus and the camera will

function normally in M-REC and A-

REC modes.

Thecardhasnotbeenformattedforuse

in the COOLPIX 950. Highlight FOR-

MAT and press the shutter-release but-

ton to format the card, erasing any data

that may be present, or turn the camera

off and replace the card. If you select

NO, you will not be able to record or

playback photographs until the card has

been formatted or replaced.

CARD CON T A I NS

NO I MAGE S

CARD I S NOT

FORMA T T ED

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This error appears when all photo-

graphs in the current folder have been

hidden using HIDE IMAGE and the

mode dial is set to PLAY. It will not be

possible to play back or delete images

until you have chosen a different folder

or used HIDE IMAGE to allow at least

one image to be displayed (see “The

Camera Menus: The Playback Menu”).

An error has occurred in the camera’s

internal circuitry. Cut power by turning

the mode dial to OFF, opening and

closing the battery chamber cover, and

unplugging the optional AC adapter (if

used). Then turn the camera on once

more. If the message persists, contact

your retailer or Nikon representative

for servicing.

A L L I MAGE S

ARE H I DDEN

S Y S T EM ERROR

A computer has overwritten a photo-

graph on the flash memory card and

the file can no longer be displayed in

playback mode. Delete the photo-

graph as described in “Using the But-

tons(PLAY)”orreformatthecard(see

“The Camera Menus: The A-REC

Menu”) after backing up all photo-

graphs you would like to keep.

F I L E CON T A I NS

NO I MAGE DA T A

Thecameracannotdeletetheselected

folder because it contains protected or

hidden photos.

T HE FO L DER

CANNOT B E

DE L E T ED

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Autofocus:

contrast-detect TTL autofocus with 4,746-

step control

normal, forced ∞, macro

Specifications

Type:

digital camera

Modes:

Recording modes: automatic (A-REC), custom (M-REC; offers

monochrome mode and allows manual ad-

justments to focus, shutter speed, aperture,

sensitivity, white balance, metering, bright-

ness, and contrast)

Optical viewfinder: real-image optical zoom viewfinder with di-

opter adjustment (-1–+2dpt.)

Magnification:

Field of view:

×0.44–×1.2

approximately 85%

LCD monitor^*:

2˝ low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD

display with brightness adjustment

130,000 pixels

30 frames per second

approximately 97% (approximately 100% in

playback mode)

Image sensor:

high-density ¹/ ˝ CCD

Pixel count:

effectivepixelcount1.92millionpixels(1,600

× 1,200 pixels), total pixel count 2.11 million

pixels

Pixel count:

Refresh rate:

Field of view:

Image size:

Lens:

1,600 × 1,200 (full), 1,024 × 768 (XGA),

640 × 480 pixels (VGA)

Shutter:

combinedmechanicalandcharge-coupledelec-

tronic shutter

×3 zoom Nikkor aspherical glass lens con-

taining nine multi-coated elements in seven

groups, f=7.0mm–21.0mm with macro

(35mm [135] format equivalent is 38mm–

115mm), F2.6–F4.0; wide-angle, telephoto

and fish-eye lens adapters (sold separately)

can be attached

Speed:

8– ¹/₇₅₀sec.

Aperture:

electromagnetically controlled

Capture modes:

single-shot, continuous (approximately 1.5

frames per second at full size), VGA se-

quence (approx. 2fps), 16-shot

Sensitivity:

ISO 80 equivalent

Range:

30cm(11.8˝)–∞;macro2cm(atmiddlezoom

position)–∞ (0.8˝–∞)

Exposure metering: three-mode TTL

Modes: 256-element matrix, center-weighted, spot

Focus modes:

continuous autofocus (color LCD monitor

on), single autofocus (color LCD monitor off

or single autofocus selected from M-REC

setup menu), manual (ten steps from 10cm/

3.9˝–∞)

Note

The LCD monitor may contain a few pixels that are always lit or that do

not light. This is a characteristic common to all LCD displays and does not

indicate a malfunction. The monitor also contains a fluorescent backlight.

Should the display begin to dim or flicker, contact your Nikon service

representative.

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Exposure

Playback

Range (continuous):

Modes:

single-frame, zoom, thumbnail (nine frames),

slide-show

EV -2.0–+15.5 (wide angle) EV -0.8–+16.7

(telephoto) (ISO 100 equivalent)

programmed auto, shutter-priority auto, ap-

erture-priority auto

Deletion: all frames or selected frames

Attributes: hidden and protected attributes can be set

for each image

Control:

Compensation: -2.0EV–+2.0EV in increments of ¹/ EV

Supported platforms:

White balance:

automaticTTLhomingsystem;programsavail-

able for sunny and overcast conditions and

for incandescent, fluorescent, and flash light-

ing; can be preset

Mac OS System 7.5.1 or later, Windows 95

or later

Interface:

serial interface

Data transfer rate:115 kbps (Windows), 230kbps (Macintosh)

Self-timer:

two-mode,fixed-durationtimer(3sec./10sec.)

Video output:

separatemodelsavailableforNTSCandPAL

standards

Built-in flash:

Flash control:

Range:

guide number 9/30 (at IS0 100, m/ft)

sensor flash system

–3m (9.8´) at maximum angle (W), –2m

(6.6´) at maximum zoom (T)

automatic, “Flash Cancel” (off), automatic

with red-eye reduction, “Anytime Flash”

(forced on), slow synchronized

I/O ports:

DC, video, serial, synchro-flash terminal for

external flash unit

Power source:

four 1.5V AA (LR6) alkaline batteries (1.2V

NiCd, 1.5V NiMH, 1.5V lithium R6 [AA]

batteries may also be used)

Modes:

Dimensions:

Weight:

143mm (W) × 76.5 (H) mm × 36.5 (D) mm

(5.6˝ × 3.0˝ × 1.4˝)

approximately 350 g (12.3 oz.) without bat-

teries

Red-eye reduction pre-flash:

illuminates for 0.8 sec. before main flash

Storage:

Format:

removable CompactFlash memory

JPEG, TIFF (EXIF 2.0)

Compression ratio (JPEG):

approximately¹/₄inFinemode,¹/₈inNormal

mode, ¹/₁₆in Basic mode

Capacity (number of full-sized images per 8MB card):

one uncompressed (TIFF) image, approxi-

mately eight images in Fine mode, sixteen

imagesinNormalmode, thirty-twoimagesin

Basic mode

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