Nikon COOLPIXP520BLK Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Features That Can Be Set Using the d (Menu) Button (Shooting Mode)
Shooting Features
Options Available in the Shooting Menu
Option Description A
Image quality
1
Set the image quality to be recorded (compression ratio)
(A72). The default setting of image quality is Normal.
72
Image size
1
Set the image size to be recorded (A73). The default
setting is r 4896×3672.
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Picture Control
1
(COOLPIX Picture
Control)
Change the settings for image recording according to the
shooting scene or your preferences. The default setting is
Standard.
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Custom Picture
Control
(COOLPIX Custom
Picture Control)
Allow you to store the customized settings based in
COOLPIX Picture Control, which can set picture editing
options for recording images according to the shooting
scene or your preferences.
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White balance
1
Adjust colors in the image closer to the colors as they
appear to the eye. Although Auto (normal) (default
setting) can be used under most types of lighting, you can
apply the white balance setting suited to the sky
conditions or light source to achieve better results if the
default setting results are unsatisfactory.
The preset value for preset manual applies commonly to
j, k, l, m and M shooting modes.
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Metering
1
Select the method that the camera uses to measure the
brightness of the subject. The camera adjusts the
exposure, which is a combination of shutter speed and
aperture value, based on the brightness measurement. The
default setting is Matrix.
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Continuous
1
Set the mode used for taking a series of pictures.
The default setting is Single (i.e., only one picture is
captured at a time).
When Continuous H, Continuous L, Pre-shooting
cache or BSS (A42) is set, the pictures are shot
continuously while the shutter-release button is pressed
all the way.
If Continuous H: 120 fps, Continuous H: 60 fps or
Multi-shot 16 is set, the specified number of pictures
are shot continuously when the shutter-release button is
pressed all the way.
If the Intvl timer shooting is set, the pictures are shot
continuously at the set interval of 30 s, 1 min, 5 min or
10 min when the shutter-release button is pressed all
the way once.
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