Nikon COOLPIX L120 Quick start guide

Nikon

Quick Start Guide

Take

the

Camera

Out

of

the

Box

First Steps

Shooting

and Playback

Installing ViewNX 2

Using ViewNX

2

Other

Functions

3

4

9

13

15

20

I

Thank you for purchasing a Nikon

COOLPIX

L120 digital camera. This guide

introduces

the

procedures necessary for first

time

use

of

this camera.

For more detailed information, please refer

to

the

digital

User's

Manual,

which

is

located

on

the

supplied

CD.

For information on viewing

the

camera's digital

User's

Manual,

see

"Viewing

the

Camera

User's

Manual

on

COli

described below.

Should you need technical support,

we

offer a

number

of

options.

Internet

Please

visit

the

Nikon support

home

page, where you

can:

• Search Nikon's continuously updated Knowledge Database for

the

latest technical support information.

•

Use

"Ask Nikon a Question"

to

receive a

prompt

reply from a Nikon professional advisor

to

your e-mail.

• Download

the

latest versions

of

Nikon software or firmware updates for your product, or register

to

receive e-mail notification for software or firmware updates.

For customers in

the

United

States:

www.nikontechusa.com

For customers in Canada: help.nikon.ca (English), nikoncanada-fr.custhelp.com

(Fran<;ais)

For customers in Mexico: nikon.com.mx/soporte

Telephone

Please

call for technical support and other

product

assistance. Our professional advisers

are

standing by

to

help

with

your digital camera needs.

For

customers in

the

United States: 1-800-NIKON-UX (1-800-645-6689)

For customers in Canada: 1-877-534-9910

For customers in Mexico: 001-888-565-5452

W Viewing

the

Camera

User's

Manual on CD

The

User's

Manual can be viewed using

Adobe

Reader or

Adobe

Acrobat Reader

5.0

or later,

available for free

download

from

the

Adobe

website.

1 Start

the

computer

and insert

the

User's

Manual

CD.

2 Double-click

the

CD

COOLPIX

L120 icon in Computer (Windows 7/ Windows

Vista)

or

My

Computer

(Windows

XP),

or on

the

desktop (Macintosh).

3 Double-click

the

INDEX.pdf icon

to

display a language selection screen.

Click a language and follow

the

links

to

view

the

User's

Manual.

An

Important Notice about Accessories

Nikon

COOLPIX

digital camera

is

designed

to

the

highest standards and includes

complex

electronic circuitry. Only Nikon accessories, such

as

battery chargers, batteries,

and

AC

adapters are certified

by

Nikon specifically for

your

Nikon

COOLPIX

camera and

are engineered and tested

to

operate

within

the

requirements

of

the

electronic circuitry

of

our

cameras.

THE

USE

OF

NON-NIKON

ACCESSORIES

MAY DAMAGE

YOUR

CAMERA

AND

WILL

VOID

YOUR

NIKON

WARRANTY.

Genuine Nikon accessories are available

through

your Nikon-authorized dealer.

•

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Remove

the

camera and accessories from

the

box and confirm

that

you have

all

the

items listed below.

- -

COOLPIX

L

120

Digital

Camera

Strap

LR6/L40

(AA-size)

alkaline batteries

Lens

Cap

LC

-CP22

(with cord)

User's

Manual

CD

USB

Cable

UC-E6

Audio Video

Cable

ViewNX 2 installer

CD

EG-CP16

• Quick 5tQrtGuide (this guide) • Warranty

NOTE:

Supplied batteries

are

for trial

use

only.

A

Secure

Digital

(SD)

memory

card,

hereafter referred to

as

a"memory card';

is

not provided.

Refer

to page

130

in

the

User's

Manual for a list

of

approved

SD

memory

cards.

Parts

of

the

Camera

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1

D Power switch/Power-on lamp

II

Zoom control

D Shutter-release button

lie

(~"

movie-record) button

II

10

(shooting mode)

button

B [E] (playback) button

II

Multi selector

D ® (apply selection) button

II

un

(delete)

button

I

Battery-chamber/memory card slot

cover

m

MENU

(menu) button

mMonitor

m

Side

zoom control

m

~

(flash

pop-up) button

mFlash

Take

the

Camera

Out

of

the

Box

(I)

I

Step 1 Attach the

Camera

Strap

and

Lens Cap

Attach the lens cap

to

the

camera strap, and

then

attach

the

strap

to

the camera.

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Attach them at two places.

Step 2 Insertthe Batteries

or

a

Memory

Card

If a

memory

card

is

inserted, images

will

be saved on the

memory

card

when

you

take pictures.

If

a

memory

card

is

not

inserted, images will be saved in

the

camera's

internal

memory

(approximately

102

MB).

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2.1

Open the

battery-chamber/memory

card slot cover.

•

First

Steps

2.2

Insert

the

batteries or a

memory

card.

Removing the

memory card.

Press

the card

in

to

partially eject thecard.

The card can then be

removed by hand.

Slide a memory card

in

correctly

until it clicks into place.

~

When Inserting Batteries

or

Memory

Cards

• Confirm that

the

positive (+) and negative

(-)

battery terminals

are

oriented correctly.

• Inserting a

memory

card upside

down

or backwards could damage

the

camera or the

memory

card. Make sure that the

memory

card

is

correctly oriented.

~

Removing

the

Batteries

and

Memory

Card

• Turn

the

camera

off

and be sure

that

the power-on lamp and

the

monitor

have turned

off

before opening

the

battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

• Before opening the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover, hold the camera upside

down

to

prevent the batteries from falling out.

• The camera, batteries or

memory

card may be

hot

immediately after using the camera.

Observe caution when removing the batteries or

memory

card.

~

Applicable Batteries

• Four LR6/L40 (AA-size) alkaline batteries

• Four

FR6/L91

(AA-size) lithium batteries

• Four EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries

Performance

of

alkaline batteries may vary greatly depending on the manufacturer. Choose a

reliable brand.

See

the

User's

Manual for more information.

...... Pages 14, 15, 18, and

19

of

the

User's

Manual

I

First

Steps

~

2.3

Close the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover.

Slide the cover while securely holding

down

the

area

marked

@.

Step 3 Turn On the Camera

Remove the lens cap and

press

the

power

switch.

I

• The power-on lamp (green) will light, and then the

monitor

will turn on (the

power-on lamp turns

off

when the

monitor

turns on).

• If

Remove

the

lens cap, and

turn

the

camera

off

and then on again.

is

displayed, make sure

that

the

lens cap

has

been removed, and then turn the

camera

on

again.

PI

Power Saving Function (Auto Off)

If no operations

are

performed for awhile, the monitor will turn off, the camera will enter

standby mode, and the power-on lamp will blink. Ifno operations

are

performed for another

three minutes, the camera will turn

off

automatically.

When the power-on lamp

is

blinking, pressing any

of

the following buttons will turn the

monitor back on.

~

Power switch, shutter-release button, 0 button,

~

button,

or.

(~

movie-record) button

•

First

Steps

Step 4

Choose a

Language

and

Set

the

Camera

Clock

When the first

time

the camera

is

turned on, the language-selection screen and the

date and

time

setting screen for

the

camera clock

are

displayed.

Use

the multi selector

to

make the settings.

Retu

rn

to

the

previous screen

(Press

the left part

ot~

the multi selector).

4.2

4.1

language

cestlna

Dansk

Deutsch

~

Espanoi

JA~.nvlKa

Press"

or T

to

choose the desired

language and

press

the ® button.

Press"

or T

to

choose

Yes

and

press

the ® button.

4.3

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b

",

EDT:

~

New

York

~

m~

4 Toronto

Li

f'la

•

~

Press

~

or

~

to

choose your home

time zone and

press

the ® button.

Daylight Saving Time

Ifdaylight saving time

is

in

effect

press

..

to

enable the daylight saving time function.

• When the daylight saving time function

is

enabled,

e~

is

displayed at the

top

of

the monitor.

•

Press

T to disable the daylight saving

time function.

I

First

Steps

.,

4.4

4.6

Press

.6-

or

~

to

choose the date and

format, and press the ® button.

Make sure

that

the lens cap

has

been

removed, and then press the

o (shooting mode) button.

• The lens extends and the shooting-

mode

selection screen

is

displayed.

4.5

4.7

Edit the date and time.

• Choose

an

item:

Press

~

or

<411III

(to

change between M,

Dr

Y

r

Hour, and

Minute).

• Edit the highlighted item:

Press

.6-

or~.

• Apply the setting: Choose

Minute

and

press

the

® button.

Ed'y duto

mode

@!I

When

Easy

auto

mode

is

displayed,

press the ® button.

• The camera enters the shooting

mode

and you can take pictures

in

Easy

auto mode.

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Imprinting

the

Date on Images While Taking Pictures

After setting the date and time, enable print date from

the

Print

date

option

in the Y(setup)

menu.

Display the Y(setup) menu using the following procedure and change the settings.

Press

the

MENU

button

--. press the multi selector

<411III

twice

--. press A or

~

to

select the

Y(setup) tab and press the ®

button

--. press A or

~

to

select

an

item and press the ®

button

.

..

Pages

104

and 112

of

the

User's

Manual

PZi

Changing

the

Current Date, Time, or Language

Just

as

described under "Imprinting the Date on Images While Taking Pictures" above, display

the

Y(setup) menu and set Language

or

Time zone and date.

..

Pages

106

and

118

of

the

User's

Manual

The next step explains basic shooting operations using

tJ

(easy

auto) mode.

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First

Steps

Step 1 Check the

Battery

Level

and

the

Number

of

Exposures Remaining

Display

Description·

(CJI

Battery level high.

(-=:II

Battery level low.

Prepare

to

replace batteries.

0

Cannot take pictures.

Battery exhausted. Replace the batteries.

Battery level indicator

6 ®

Num~e.rof

exposures

remammg

When the camera's internal

memory

is

being used,

lm

appears.

..... Pages 20-21

of

the

User's

Manual

Step 2

Frame

a Picture

2.1

Use

both hands and ready the camera.

Keep fingers, hair, camera strap and

other

objects away

from

the

lens, flash, etc.

Flash

In

situations where flash

is

required, such

as

in dark locations

or

when

the

subject

is

backlit, press

the

~

(flash pop-up)

button

to

raise

the

flash.

• When the flash

is

lowered, it

is

locked

to

(!) (off).

•

Push

the flash

down

gently

to

lower

the

flash until it clicks

into

place

when

not

in

use.

I

.....

Page

28

of

the

User's

Manual

Shooting and

Playback

2.2

Frame a picture.

The camera automatically determines

an

appropriate

shooting

mode

depending on

the

subject or composition.

Ifthe camera detects aface, a square double border

is

displayed around the

face.

Ifmore than one face

is

detected, a double border

is

displayed around the face

closest

to

the camera, and single borders

are

displayed

around the other

faces.

When shooting non-human subjects or when

no

faces

are

detected, the camera will

focus on the subject

in

the center

of

the frame.

Position the main subject near the center

of

the

focus

area.

Using

the

Zoom

Rotate the zoom control.

•

To

zoom

in

closer

to

the subject: Rotate the zoom control

to

T (telephoto).

•

To

zoom

out

and view a larger

area:

Rotate the zoom control

to

W (wide-angle).

• The side zoom control can be turned toward

Tor

W to operate the zoom.

• When the camera

is

turned on, the zoom

is

at the widest position.

I

..... Pages 22-23

of

the

User's

Manual

•

Shooting

and

Playback

Step 3

Focus

and

Shoot

3.1

Press

the

shutter-release

button

halfway,

stopping

when

you feel resistance.

-

•

~

Focus area

Shutter Aperture

Speed

When thecamera detects people's

faces

in

step

2:

• The camera focuses on the face framed by a

yellow

double

border. Once the face comes

intofocus, theyellow

double

borderwill turn

green.

When

the

camera does

not

detect any faces:

• The camera automatically focuses on

the

subject

in

the center focus

area.

When the

subject

is

in

focus, [ ] (focus

area)

will

glow

green.

When

the

camera

is

unable

to

focus,

the

focus

area

will blink

red.

Change the composition and

try pressing the shutter-release

button

halfway

again.

Flash

Lamp

The status

of

the flash can be checked by pressing

the

shutter-release

button

halfway.

,1/

On

Flash

will fire

when

a picture

is

taken.

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Blinks

Flash

charging.*

/1'

Off

Flash

off

or

not

required.

* Ifthe battery

is

low,

the

monitor

will turn off, and remain off,

while

the flash charges.

3.2

Press

the shutter-release

button

the

rest

of

the

way down.

The shutter

is

released and

the

image will be saved

to

the

memory

card or internal memory.

Do

not

use force

when

pressing

the

shutter-release button,

as

this

may cause camera shake, resulting in blurred images.

Press

the

shutter-release

button

softly.

......

Pages 24-25

of

the

User's

Manual

I

Shooting and

PlaYbaCk.

Step 4 PlaybackImages

Press

the lE (playback) button. The camera

enters playback mode.

• The last image captured

is

displayed in full-

frame playback mode.

•

To

display previous or next images,

press

the

multi selector

.,

~,

.,

or

~.

•

To

return

to

shooting mode,

press

the 0

button

or

the

shutter-release button. Pressing

the.

("III

movie-record)

button

will also

return the camera

to

shooting mode.

Deleting Unwanted Images

To

delete the image currently displayed

in

the

monitor,

press

the

1iii

(delete) button.

When the deletion screen

is

displayed,

press

the multi

selector.

or ....

to

select Current

image

and

press

the @ button.

When the confirmation dialog

is

displayed,

press.

or

....

to

choose

Yes

and

press

the ® button

to

delete the

image that

is

displayed.

• After pressing the

1iii

button,

press.

or .... to choose

Erase selected images and choose multiple images

to

be deleted. Choose All images

to

delete

all

images.

•

Deleted

images cannot

be

restored.

To

cancel it,

choose

No

in

the confirmation dialog and

press

the

®

button

.

..

Pages

26-27

of

the

User's

Manual

Display previous images

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Display next images

StepS

Turn

Off

the Camera

Press

the

power

switch

to

turn the camera off.

• When

the

camera

is

not

in

use,

lower the flash and

attach the lens cap.

•

Shooting

and

Playback

Install the supplied software

to

display and edit photographs and movies that have

been copied to your computer. Before installing ViewNX

2,

confirm that your

computer meets the system requirements (CD19).

Step 1

Start

the Computer

and

Insert the InstallerCD

Windows

Mac

OS

Double-click icon

on desktop

Hilton

.~

Welcome

Double-click

Welcome icon

I

Installing

ViewNX

2

~

@ClickNext

Step

2

Select

aLanguage

If

the

desired language

is

not

available, click Region Selection

to

choose adifferent

region and then choose

the

desired language.

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Step 3

Start

the Installer

ClickTypical Installation (Recommended) and

follow

the on-screen instructions.

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Installation Guide

Click Installation Guide

to

display help information

about

installing ViewNX

2.

Step 4 Exitthe Installer

Windows

Click

Yes.

The

following

software

is

installed:

• ViewNX 2

• Apple QuickTime (Windows only)

• Panorama Maker 5

Mac

OS

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Inltllllation

II

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Click OK.

Step 5 Remove the InstallerCD from the CD-ROMDrive

(I)

Installing

ViewNX

2

Step 1

CopyImages

to

the Computer

Use

the Nikon Transfer 2 feature ofViewNX 2

to

copy images

to

the computer.

1.1

Turn

off

the

camera.

1.2

Connect

the

camera and

computer

with

the

supplied

USB

cable.

Confirm that

the

connector

is

properly oriented and then gently insert the connector,

making sure that the connector

is

not

inserted at

an

angle. When disconnecting, make

sure that the connector

is

not removed at

an

angle.

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1.3

Turn on the camera.

The power-on lamp will light. The camera

monitor

will remain off.

When

the

action selection dialog

is

displayed on the computer, select Nikon Transfer

2.

When Using Windows 7

When the screen shown below

is

displayed,

use

the

following procedure

to

select Nikon

Transfer

2.

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Select NikonTransfer 2

as

the program specified for

Import

pictures

and

videos.

• Click

Change

program

under

Import

pictures

and

videos, and then choose

Import

File using

Nikon

Transfer 2 in the next screen and click OK.

2 Double-click

Import

File.

Using

ViewNX

2

~

Starting Nikon Transfer 2

Ifthere

are

a large

number

of

images on

the

memory

card, it may take some

time

for Nikon

Transfer 2

to

start.

~

Powering

the

Camera During

Image

Transfer

When connecting the camera

to

a computer,

use

batteries

with

asufficient

amount

of

charge

remaining

to

prevent the camera from turning

off

unexpectedly.

~

Transferring Images Using a Commercially-available Card Reader or a

Computer's Card Slot

The following methods

can

also be used

to

transfer images saved on a

memory

card

to

a

computer.

• Connect a commercially-available card reader

to

the computer, and then insert the

memory

card.

• Insert the

memory

card directly

into

the computer's card slot.

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1.4

Confirm

that

the

correct source

is

selected.

Confirm that

the

camera

or

removable disk appears

as

a device

button

in

the

"Source"

panel

of

the Nikon Transfer 2 "Options"

area.

Device

button

1.5

Click StartTransfer.

At default settings,

all

the images on

the

memory

card will be copied

to

the computer.

Click Start Transfer

~

Using

ViewNX

2

1.6

Terminate

the

connection.

If

the

camera

is

connected

to

the

computer, turn

the

camera

off

and disconnect the

USB

cable.

If

you

are

using a card reader or card slot, choose the appropriate

option

in

the

computer

operating system

to

eject

the

removable disk corresponding

to

the

memory

card and then remove

the

card from the card reader or card slot.

Step 2

View/mages

When image transfer

is

complete,

the

ViewNX 2 screen

is

displayed and transferred

images are displayed.

ra

Starting ViewNX 2 Manually

• Windows: Double-click the ViewNX 2 shortcut icon on

the

desktop.

• Mac

OS:

Click the ViewNX 2 icon

in

the

Dock.

g Starting Nikon Transfer 2 Manually

Start ViewNX 2 and click the Transfer icon in

the

toolbar in step

2.

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Using

ViewNX

2

~

Retouching Photographs

Click Edit in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.

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Edit

Images can be edited by using tone compensation, adjusting sharpness,

trimming

(cropping) images, etc.

Editing Movies

Click Movie Editor in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.

Movies recorded with this camera can be edited by deleting unwanted sections

of

movies, etc.

Printing Images

Click Print in

the

ViewNX 2 toolbar.

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mail

Log

r"l~tcl-Ilng

m:'

PIC

I

A dialog

is

displayed and images

can

be printed using a printer connected

to

the

computer.

B For Details

About

Using ViewNX 2

Refer

to

the ViewNX 2 help information.

•

Using

ViewNX

2

~

System Requirements

Windows

Mac

OS

•

Photographs/Motion-JPEG

•

Photographs/Motion-JPEG

movies: movies:

Intel Celeron/Pentium

4,

or

Intel

PowerPC

G4

(1

GHz or better)/

G5/

Core series,

1.6

GHz or

better

Intel Core series, or Xeon series

•

Movies (H.264/MPEG-4

AVC

•

Movies (H.264/MPEG-4

AVC

CPU

format): format):

-

Playback:

3.0

GHz or

better

-

Playback: PowerPC

G5

Dual

or

Pentium D Core Duo, 2 GHz or

better

-

Editing:

2.6

GHz or betterCore 2

-

Editing:

2.6

GHz or

better

Core 2

Duo

Pre-installed versions

of

Windows

7

Home

Basic/Home

Premium/

Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate,

Windows

Vista

Home

Basic/Home

Premium/Business/Enterprise/

Mac

OS

Xversion 10.4.11,

10.5.8,

or

OS

Ultimate (Service

Pack

2),

or

Windows

10.6.5

XP

Home

Edition/Professional

(Service

Pack

3)

All

installed programs run

as

32-bit

applications in

64-bit

editions

of

Windows

7 and

Windows

Vista.

• Windows 7/WindowsVista: 1

GB

or more

(2

GB

or more

512

MB

or

more

(2

GB

or more

RAM

recommended)

• Windows

XP:

512

MB

or

more

(2

GB

or more

recommended)

Hard-disk

500

MB

or

more

available on

the

startup disk

(1

GB

or

more

recommended)

space

Resolution:

1024 x 768 pixels

(XGA)

Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels

(XGA)

I

or

higher

(1280 x 1024 pixels or

Monitor

higher

recommended)

or

higher

(1280 x 1024 pixels or

higher

recommended)

Colors:

24-bit color (True Color)

or

Colors: Millions or more

more

Using

ViewNX

2 •

Selecting a Shooting

Mode

Pressing the 0

button

while in shooting mode

displays the shooting-mode selection menu.

Select ashooting mode using the multi selector

([Il7),

and

press

the ® button

to

change

to

that

mode.

Easy

auto

modE'

~

1.

tJ

Easy

auto mode

2.

~

Scene

mode*

3.

~

Smart portrait mode

4.

~

Sport continuous mode

5.

0 Auto mode

* The icon displayed will differ according

to

the

chosen scene mode.

Auto

Mode

White balance, continuous shooting,

ISO

sensitivity and color

options

in

the shooting menu

([Il22)

can

be

set

for shooting.

You

can

also change the flash mode setting

([Il21)

.

......

Page 50

of

the

User's

Manual

Scene

Mode

/

«x~rv<"~

"'

_

-

'0

'~n0

a~

~

e~

)

The camera settings

are

automatically optimized for the

selected type byjust selecting a scene mode.

...... Page 35

of

the

User's

Manual

Recording Movies

You

can

use

the camera

to

record high-definition

movies

with

sound.

Press

the.

(~"

movie-record) button

in

shooting

mode

to

start recording, and

press

the •

(~"

movie-record) button again

to

stop recording.

....

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79

of

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USl!r's

Manual

~

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Functions

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