Nikon 900 - Manual (Page 40)

- 40 - Advanced Settings (M-REC): The Shooting Menu
CONTINUOUS (Digital Motor-Drive)
A choice of three drive settings is offered: single-shot,
continuous, and VGA sequence. In single-shot mode, one
photograph is taken each time the shutter button is fully
pressed. In continuous and VGA-sequence modes, the
camera will continue to record photographs as long as the
shutter button is held down. See “Continuous (Digital
Motor-Drive)” for details.
WHITE BAL (White Balance)
White balance can be adjusted for different lighting condi-
tions by choosing from among settings for exterior (bright
sunlight, overcast) or interior (incandescent, fluorescent,
flash) lighting. See “White Balance,” below.
IMG ADJUST (Image Adjustment)
Brightness and contrast can be adjusted digitally to com-
pensate for difficult lighting conditions. See “Image Adjust-
ment,” below.
LANGUAGE
The language used in the camera’s menus and messages
can be chosen from among English, French, German, and
Japanese. See “First Steps: Choosing a Language for the
Menus,” above.
EXTRA FUNC (Extra Functions)
This item offers a range of digital effects, including digital
zoom, conversion to grayscale (black and white) or VGA,
and autoexposure lock. It also provides special settings
for the optional fish-eye and wide-angle lens adapters. See
“Extra Functions,” below.
LCD BRIGHT (LCD Brightness)
This item allows the user to adjust the brightness of the
color LCD monitor. This setting only affects the monitor,
not photographs taken with the camera. See “LCD Bright-
ness,” below.
AUTO OFF
By default, the color monitor turns off automatically if no
operation is performed for thirty seconds. AUTO OFF
allows the user to choose how long the monitor will
remain on in A-REC or M-REC modes (a separate AUTO
OFF function is available for playback mode). See “Auto
Off,” below.
CARDFORMAT
Choose CARDFORMAT to format compact flash-
memory cards for use in the COOLPIX 900 as described
in “Formatting Memory Cards,” below.
LCD ON/OFF
This setting controls whether the color LCD monitor
comes on automatically or remains off to save battery
power when the camera is turned on. See “LCD On/Off,”
below.
DATE
Choose DATE to set the camera’s clock-calendar as
described in “First Steps: Setting the Time and Date.”
RESET ALL
Resets exposure, metering, motor-drive, white-balance,
brightness/contrast, monitor brightness, extra functions
and LCD ON/OFF settings to their factory default
values as described in “Restoring Default Settings,” below.