The playback menu, Avoiding “grainy” photographs: noise reduction – Nikon Coolpix 4300 User Manual

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The playback menu contains the following two pages of options for
managing the pictures on the memory card:

Playback menu 1

Playback menu 2

1

Press MENU button to
display playback menu

Select

p

2

Delete

P. 118

Folders

P. 121

Slide Show

P. 122

Protect

P. 124

Hide Image

P. 125

Print Set

P. 126

Transfer

P. 128

640

Small Picture

P. 129

30S

Auto Off

P. 88

PLAY BACK MENU1

Delete
Folders
Slide Show
Protect
Hide Image
Print Set

PAGE2

SELECT

SET

PLAY BACK MENU2

Transfer
Small Pic.
Auto Off

6

4

0

30S

OFF

SELECT

SET

See p. 69 for more information on using camera menus.

Menu Guides—The Shooting Menu/The Playback Menu

Avoiding “Grainy” Photographs: Noise Reduction

At shutter speeds slower than 1/4 sec., “noise” in
the form of randomly-space, brightly-colored
pixels may appear in pictures, particularly in
shadows. To reduce noise at slow shutter speeds,
select On from the noise reduction menu.

SELECT

SET

NOISE REDUCTION

On
Off
OFF

Option

Description

On

The effect of noise on the recorded image is minimized.

Off

Noise reduction is canceled and normal exposure control is used.

Recording Time

Turning noise reduction on more than doubles the amount of time needed to
save pictures to the memory card.

Restrictions on Noise Reduction

Noise reduction cannot be used in combination with BSS (p. 102), Auto
Bracketing
(p. 114), or Continuous setting other than Single (p. 100).

The Playback Menu

To view the playback menu:

Confirming Noise Reduction

While Noise Reduction is in effect and the shutter
speed is below 1/4 sec., an NR icon appears in the
monitor.

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