Nikon Camera Coolpix P530 Reference Manual

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Shooting Features
Continuous/
Exposure 
bracketingContinuous 
(
A 69)/
Exposure 
bracketing 
( A 69) Continuous
 and Exposure bracketing  are 
not available simultaneously.
Self-timer 
( A 59) When self-timer is used, a single image is shot 
even if 
Continuous H , Continuous L , Pre-
shooting cache, or  BSS has been set.
Smile timer 
( A 60) When the camera dete
cts smiling faces and 
the shutter is released,  only one image is shot. 
If  Intvl timer shooting  is set, shooting 
finishes automatically after one image is shot.
Picture Control 
( A 68) When 
Monochrome  is selected, Exposure 
bracketing  is not available.
Multiple 
exposure 
( A 69) Not available simultaneously.
ISO sensitivity Continuous 
(
A 69) When 
Pre-shooting cache , Multi-shot 16 , 
Continuous H: 120 fps  or Continuous H: 
60 fps  is selected,  ISO sensitivity  is fixed at 
Auto .
AF area mode Smile timer 
(
A 60) The camera captures 
images using face 
detection regardless of the applied  AF area 
mode  option.
Focus mode 
( A 61) •
When a setting other than  Subject 
tracking  is selected and  B (infinity) is 
selected as the focus mode for shooting, 
the camera focuses at in finity regardless of 
the applied  AF area mode  option.
• Wh en

 set to  E (manual focus), the AF area 
mode cannot be set.
Picture Control 
( A 68) When 
Target finding AF  is selected and 
Picture Control  is set to Monochrome , the 
camera focuses on a fa ce or selects one or 
more of the 9 focus areas containing the 
subject closest to the camera.
White balance
( A 68) When 
Target finding AF  is selected, and if 
the white balance is set to  Preset manual, 
Incandescent , Fluorescent  or Choose color 
temp. , or fine adjustment of white balance is 
performed, the camera focuses on a face or 
selects one or more of the 9 focus areas 
containing the subject  closest to the camera.
Restricted 
functionSettingDescription 
						

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Autofocus 
modeSmile timer 
(
A 60) Autofocus mode option
 cannot be changed 
when the smile timer is selected.
Focus mode 
( A 61) When the focus mode is set to 
B (infinity), the 
autofocus mode operates using the  Single 
AF  setting.
AF area mode 
( A 69) When 
AF area mode  is set to Face priority , 
Subject tracking  or Target finding AF , 
Single AF  is automatically selected.
Multiple 
exposure Continuous 
(
A 69)  Not available simultaneously.
Exposure 
bracketing 
( A 69) Not available simultaneously.
Print date Continuous 
(
A 69) When 
Pre-shooting cache , Continuous H: 
120 fps or Continuous H: 60 fps  is selected, 
date cannot be imprinted on images.
Digital zoom Smile timer 
(
A 60) When the smile timer is selected, digital zoom 
is not available.
Continuous 
( A 69) When 
Multi-shot 16  is selected, digital zoom 
is not available.
AF area mode 
( A 69) When 
Subject tracking  is selected, digital 
zoom is not available.
Zoom memory 
( A 70) When 
Zoom memory  is set to On, digital 
zoom is not available.
Sound settings Continuous 
(
A 69) When 
Continuous H , Con tinuous L
, Pr e
 -
shooting cache,  Continuous H: 120 fps , 
Continuous H: 60 fps , BSS , or Multi-shot 
16  is selected, shutter sound is disabled.
Exposure 
bracketing 
( A 69) Shutter sound is disabled.
Restricted 
functionSettingDescription 
						

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BNotes About Digital Zoom
•Depending on the shooting mode or the current settings, digital zoom may not be 
available ( E67).
• When digital zoom is in effect, selectable  options for AF area mode or metering 
mode are restricted.
Blink warning
Smile timer 
(
A 60) When the smile timer is selected, blink 
warning is not available.
Continuous 
( A 69) When an option other than 
Single is selected, 
blink warning is not available.
Exposure 
bracketing 
( A 69) When an option
 other than Off is selected, 
blink warning is not available.
Multiple 
exposure  
( A 69) When 
Multiple exposure mode  is set to On, 
blink warning is not available.
Restricted 
functionSettingDescription 
						

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Shooting Features
The focus area varies depending on the shooting mode.
Using the Target Finding AF
In A  (auto) mode, or when  AF area mode (A 69) in  j, k , l , m  or  M mode 
is set to  Target finding AF , the camera focuses in the manner described 
below when you press the shutter-release button halfway.
• The camera detects the main subject and 
focuses on it. When the subject is in focus, 
the focus area glows green. 
If a human face is detected, the camera 
automatically sets focus priority on it.
• If no main subject is detected, the camera 
automatically selects one or more of the 9 
focus areas containing the subject closest to 
the camera. When the subject is in focus, the 
focus areas that are in focus glow green.
BNotes About Target Finding AF
•Depending on shooting  conditions, the subject that th e camera determines to be 
the main subject may vary.
• The main subject may not be detected when using certain  White balance or 
Picture Control  settings.
• The camera may not detect the main subject appropriately in the following 
situations:
- When the subject is very dark or bright
- When the main subject lacks clearly defined colors
- When the shot is framed so that the main  subject is on the edge of the monitor
- When the main subject is composed of a repeating pattern
Focusing
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Shooting Features
Using Face Detection
In the following settings, the camera uses face 
detection to automatically focus on human 
faces.
•s (night portrait),  Scene auto selector  or 
Portrait  scene mode ( A36)
• a (smile timer) ( A60)
• When  AF area mode  (A 69) is set to  Face 
priority
If the camera detects more than one face , a double border is displayed around 
the face that the camera focuses on, and single borders are displayed around 
the other faces.
If the shutter-release button is pressed halfway when no faces are detected:
• When  Scene auto selector  is selected, the focus area changes depending 
on the scene.
• In s  (night portrait) and  Portrait, the camera focuses on the area in the 
center of the frame.
• When  a (smile timer) is selected, the camera focuses on the subject in the 
center of the frame.
• When  AF area mode  is set to Face priority , the camera selects the focus 
area containing the subject closest to the camera.
BNotes About Face Detection
• The camera’s ability to detect faces depend s on a variety of factors, including the 
direction in which the faces are looking.
• The camera may be unable to detect faces in the following situations:
- When faces are partially hidden by su nglasses or otherwise obstructed
- When faces take up too much  or too little of the frame
CViewing Images Taken Using Face Detection
During playback, the camera automatica lly rotates images according to the 
orientation of the faces that were detected at the time of shooting (except for 
images taken using  Continuous (A 69) or Exposure bracketing  (A 69)).
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Shooting Features
Using Skin Softening
When the shutter is released while using one of the shooting modes listed 
below, the camera detects human faces and processes the image to soften 
facial skin tones (up to 3 faces).
•s (night portrait),  Scene auto selector  or Portrait  scene mode ( A36)
Skin softening can also be  applied to saved images (A 82).
BNotes About Skin Softening
•It may take more time than usua l to save images after shooting.
• Under some shooting conditions, the desired skin softening results may not be 
achieved, and skin softening may be applied to areas of the image where there are 
no faces.
Subjects Not Suitable for Autofocus
The camera may not focus as expected in the following situations. In some rare 
cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the focus area or 
focus indicator glows green:
• Subject is very dark
• Objects of sharply differing  brightness are included in the scene (e.g. the sun 
behind the subject makes that subject appear very dark)
• No contrast between the subject and  surroundings (e.g. a portrait subject 
wearing a white shirt is standi ng in front of a white wall)
• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g. the subject is 
inside a cage)
• Subjects with repeating patterns (window blinds, bu ildings with multiple 
rows of similarly shaped windows, etc.)
• Subject is moving rapidly
In the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway 
to refocus several times, or focus on another subject positioned at the same 
distance from the camera as the actual desired subject, and use focus lock 
( A 79).
The camera can also focus using manual focus ( A62, 63).  
						

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Shooting Features
Focus Lock
Use focus lock to capture creative compositions even when the focus area is 
set to the center of the frame.
1Position the subject in the 
center of the frame and 
press the shutter-release 
button halfway.
•Confirm that the focus area glows 
green.
• Focus and exposure are locked.
2Without lifting your finger, 
recompose the picture.
•Make sure to maintain the same distance 
between the camera and the subject.
3Press the shutter-release button the 
rest of the way down to take the 
picture.
CMoving the Focus Area to the Desired Position
In j, k , l  or   m shooting mode, the focus area can be moved using the multi 
selector by setting  AF area mode in the shooting menu ( A69) to one of the 
manual options.
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Playback Features
Playback Features
Moving the zoom control toward g (i) in full-frame 
playback mode (A32) zooms in on the image.
• You can change the zoom ratio by  moving the zoom control toward f (h ) or  g 
( i ). The zoom can also be adjusted by rotating the command dial.
• To view a different area of the image, press the multi selector  HIJK.
• If you are viewing an image that was captured using face detection or pet 
detection, the camera zooms in on the face detected at the time of shooting 
(except images captured using  Continuous or Exposure bracketing ). To zoom 
in on an area of the image where there are no faces, adjust the zoom ratio and then 
press  HIJK .
• When a zoomed image is displayed, press the  k button to return to full-frame 
playback mode.
CCropping Images
When a zoomed image is displayed, you can press the  d button to crop the image 
to include only the visible portion and save it as a separate file ( E12).
Playback Zoom
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g 
(i )
f  
(h )
Image is zoomed in.
Image is displayed 
full-frame. Displayed 
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Playback Features
Moving the zoom control toward f (h) in full-
frame playback mode (A32) displays images as 
thumbnails.
• You can change the number of thum bnails displayed by moving the zoom 
control toward  f (h) or g (i ).
• While using thumbnail playback  mode, use the multi selector HIJK or 
rotate it to select an image, and then press the  k button to display that 
image full-frame.
• While using calendar display mode, use the multi selector  HIJK or 
rotate it to select a date, and then press the k  button to display the images 
captured on that day.
BCalendar Display
Images captured when the camera’s date is  not set are treated as images captured 
on January 1, 2014.
Thumbnail Display, Calendar Display
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(i )
f
 
(h )
g 
(i )
f
 
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Playback Features
When viewing images in full-frame playback mode or thumbnail playback 
mode, you can configure the playback  menu settings listed below by pressing 
the  d  button ( A8).
Functions That Can Be Set with the  d 
Button (Playback Menu)
OptionDescriptionA
k  Quick 
retouch
1Allows you to create retouched copies in which 
contrast and saturation have been enhanced. E
8
I  D-Lighting
1Allows you to create  copies with enhanced 
brightness and contrast, brightening dark portions 
of an image. E
8
e  Skin 
softening
1Detects faces in images  and creates a copy with 
softer facial skin tones. E
9
p  Filter effects
1
Allows you to apply a variety of effects using digital 
filters. The available effects are  Soft portrait, 
Selective color,  Cross screen, Fisheye , 
Miniature effect , Painting , Vignette , Photo 
illustration  and Portrait (color + B&W) .E
10
a  Print order
2Allows you to select which images are printed, and 
how many copies of each image are printed, prior to 
printing. E
48
b  Slide show Allows you to view images
 in an automatic slide 
show. E
50
d  Protect
2Protects selected images and movies from 
accidental deletion. E
51
f  Rotate image
2Allows you to rotate the di splayed image to portrait 
or landscape orientation. E
51
g  Small picture
1Creates a small copy of images. E11
E Voice memo Allows you to use the ca
mera’s microphone to 
record voice memos and attach them to images. E
52
Protect Slide show
Print order
Filter effects
Skin softening
D-Lighting
Quick retouch
Playback menu
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