Nikon Coolpix P90 - Manual (Page 9)

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Table of Contents
For Your Safety ........................................................................................................................................ ii
WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................................................. ii
Notices ....................................................................................................................................................... v
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1
About This Manual ................................................................................................................................ 1
Information and Precautions ............................................................................................................. 2
Parts of the Camera ............................................................................................................................... 4
The Camera Body....................................................................................................................................................4
Changing the Angle of the Monitor ...........................................................................................................6
Raising and Lowering the Built-in Flash ...................................................................................................7
Attaching the Camera Strap and Lens Cap ............................................................................................7
The Monitor................................................................................................................................................................8
Basic Operations...................................................................................................................................10
The Mode Dial........................................................................................................................................................10
The Command Dial.............................................................................................................................................11
The Multi Selector ...............................................................................................................................................12
The
d Button....................................................................................................................................................13
Switching Between Tabs .................................................................................................................................13
Help Displays ..........................................................................................................................................................14
The
x (monitor) Button ...............................................................................................................................14
The s (display) Button .............................................................................................................................15
First Steps ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Charging the Battery ..........................................................................................................................16
Inserting the Battery ...........................................................................................................................18
Removing the Battery.......................................................................................................................................19
Turning On and Off the Camera.................................................................................................................19
Setting Display Language, Date and Time..................................................................................20
Inserting Memory Cards....................................................................................................................22
Removing Memory Cards...............................................................................................................................22
A Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode.................................................................. 24
Step 1 Turn the Camera On and Select A (Auto) Mode........................................................24
Indicators Displayed in A (Auto) Mode ..............................................................................................25
Step 2 Frame a Picture........................................................................................................................26
Using the Electronic Viewfinder .................................................................................................................26
Using the Zoom ..................................................................................................................................................27
Step 3 Focus and Shoot .....................................................................................................................28
Step 4 Viewing and Deleting Pictures ..........................................................................................30
Viewing Pictures (Playback Mode) ...........................................................................................................30
Deleting Pictures .................................................................................................................................................30
Using the Flash......................................................................................................................................32
Setting the Flash Mode....................................................................................................................................33
Taking Pictures with the Self-Timer ...............................................................................................35