Nikon Camera Coolpix P530 Reference Manual

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BNotes About Printing Panorama Images
The entire image may not be able to be printed depending on the printer’s settings. 
Additionally, printing may not be possible depending on the printer.
y  M  p  Easy panorama
• From the screen displayed after  p Easy panorama  is selected, select the 
shooting range from  Normal (180°) (default setting) or  Wide (360°) .
• The zoom positi on is fixed at wide-angle.
• Press the shutter-release button all the way down, remove your finger from the...

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BPet Portrait Auto Release
•Press the multi selector  J (n ) to change the  Pet portrait auto release  settings.
- Y : The camera automatically  releases the shutter when it detects a dog or cat 
face.
- Off : The camera does not release the shutte r automatically, even if a dog or cat 
face is detected. Press the shutter-re lease button. The camera also detects 
human faces when  Off is selected.
• Pet portrait auto release is set to  Off after 5 bursts have been taken.
• Shooting...

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y M  g  Moon
• You can adjust hue by using the command dial. The hue setting is saved in the 
camera’s memory even after the camera is turned off.
• Adjust the brightness with exposure compensation ( A65) according to 
shooting conditions such as the waxing  and waning of the moon and shooting 
requirements.
• At the wide-angle zoom position, the framing border is displayed to indicate the 
angle of view equivalent to that of 1000 mm lens (in 35mm [135] format). The 
angle of view...

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Effects can be applied to images during shooting.
Press the d button to display the special effects menu and select an effect 
using the multi selector.
• The camera focuses on the area in the center of the frame. The position of 
the area cannot be moved.
Special Effects Mode (Applying Effects When 
Shooting)
OptionDescription
Soft 
(default setting)* Softens the image by adding a slight blur to the entire 
image.
Nostalgic sepia* Adds a sepia tone and reduces the contrast to...

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* Some effects cannot be selected depending on the setting of Movie options 
( A 89).
Functions Available in Special Effects Mode
•Flash mode ( A56)
• Self-timer ( A59)
• Focus mode ( A61)
• Exposure compensation ( A65)
• Shooting menu ( A68)
Selective color Keeps only a selected color 
and makes other colors black-
and-white.
• Rotate the command 
dial to select a color 
that you want to retain 
from the slider.
• Press the  k button to 
hide the slider and end 
color selection. To...

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Images can be shot with greater control by 
setting the shooting menu (A68) items in 
addition to setting the shutter speed or aperture 
value manually according to shooting conditions 
and requirements.
• The focus area for autofocus differs depending 
on the setting of AF area mode  (A 69).
• When  AF area mode  is set to Target finding AF  (default setting), the 
camera detects the main subject and focuses on it.
Rotate the command dial or multi selector to set the shutter speed...

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Exposure
The procedure for shooting images at the desired brightness (exposure) by 
adjusting the shutter speed or aperture value is called “determine exposure.”
The sense of dynamism and amount of b ackground defocus in images to be 
shot vary depending on the combinations  of shutter speed and aperture value 
even if the exposure is the same.
Adjusting the Shutter SpeedIn  k mode, the range is from a  maximum of 1/4000 to 8 seconds.
In  m  mode, the range is from a  maximum of...

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j (Programmed auto)
Use for automatic control of the exposure by the 
camera.
•Different combinations of shutter speed and 
aperture value can be selected without 
changing the exposure by rotating the 
command dial (“flexible program”). While 
flexible program is in effect, a flexible program 
mark (
A) is displayed next to the mode indicator (j) in the upper left of the 
monitor.
• To cancel flexible program, rotate  the command dial until the flexible 
program mark ( A) is no...

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BNotes About Shooting
•When zooming is performed after the exposure is set, exposure combinations or 
aperture value may be changed.
• When the subject is too dark or too bright, it may not be possible to obtain the 
appropriate exposure. In such cases, the  shutter speed indicator or aperture value 
indicator flashes when the shutter-releas e button is pressed halfway (except when 
the  m mode is used). Change the shutte r speed setting or aperture value. 
BNotes About ISO...

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The Control Range of the Shutter Speed
The control range of the shutter speed differs depending on the zoom position, 
aperture, or ISO sensitivit y setting. Additionally, the control range changes in 
the following continuous  shooting settings.
1The ISO sensitivity setting is restricted depending on the continuous shooting 
setting (A72).2In m  mode, the ISO sensitivity is fixed at ISO 100.3The maximum shutter speed value is 1/4000 second when the aperture value is 
set to f/6.6 to...