Nikon Coolpix 300 - Manual (Page 50)

36 First Steps : Making Your First Recording
The amount of memory available for making further recordings is shown
as a percentage next to the
REMAINING MEMORY item. The number
next to SOUNDS indicates how many seconds of audio data could be
recorded were all the available memory used to store sound recordings.
PICTURES + SOUNDS gives the number of photographs that could be
made in combination with sound recordings if the camera were set to make
audio recordings automatically whenever the shutter was released (see
below for information on sound settings). If there is no memory available
when the camera is turned on, or if the camera runs out of memory while
making a recording, the camera will display a message warning you that
memory is full (see “Troubleshooting”). When this happens, you will need
to transfer the data in memory to a computer or delete all or some of the
stored items before you will be able to record more audio data.
Step 3 - Put the camera in recording mode
You will need to put the camera in recording mode to choose a sound
setting and record audio data. The camera enters recording mode
automatically ten seconds after having been turned on, or when you use the
stylus to select
OK from the lower right corner of the status window (you
can also make the camera enter recording mode by selecting
RECORDING from the COOLPIX 300’s main menu). When the camera
is in recording mode, the READY lamp will glow steadily and the main
display window in the touch-panel will show the view through the lens.
Step 4 - Choose a sound setting
As the default setting for the COOLPIX 300’s audio recorder is “Off,” you
will need to change the sound settings before you will be able to record
sounds. Using the stylus, touch the hand icon (
) at the lower left corner
of the main window of the touch panel display until the microphone icon
(
) is displayed in the settings list. Touch the microphone icon with
the stylus to make changes to the camera’s sound settings.
Sound mode