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 
button, and then slowly pan the camera horizontally. Shooting ends when the 
camera captures the sp ecified shooting range.
• Focus and exposure are locked when shooting starts.
• If you press the  k button when a captured image is displayed in full-frame 
playback mode, the image scrolls automatically.
• The images cannot be edited on this camera.
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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 is also possible by pressing the  shutter-release button, regardless of the 
Pet portrait auto release  setting. When Continuous is selected, you can take 
images continuously while holding down  the shutter-release button all the way.
BFocus Area
•When the camera detect s a face, the face is 
displayed inside a yellow border. When the 
camera acquires focus on  a face displayed inside 
a double border (focus area), the double border 
turns green. If no faces are detected, the camera 
focuses on the area in the center of the frame.
• In some shooting conditions, the pet face may 
not be detected and other subjects may be 
displayed inside a border.
y  M  O  Pet portrait
• When you point the camera at a dog or cat, the camera detects the pet’s face 
and focuses on it. By default, the shutter  is automatically released when a dog or 
cat face is detected (pet  portrait auto release).
• From the screen displayed after  O Pet portrait  is selected, select  Single or 
Continuous .
- Single : Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures 1 image.
- Continuous : Whenever a dog or cat face is detected, the camera captures 
3 images continuously.
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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 becomes equivalent to that of 1000 mm lens by pressing the  k 
button.
y  M  L  Bird-watching
• From the screen displayed after  L Bird-watching  is selected, select  Single or 
Continuous .
•Single  (default setting): One image is shot  each time the shutter-release button 
is pressed.
• Continuous : While the shutter-release button is held all the way down, images 
are captured continuously.
- The frame rate for continuous shooting is about 7 fps and the maximum  number of continuous shots is abou t 7 (when image quality is set to Normal 
and image size is set to  i 4608×3456).
• At the wide-angle zoom position, the framing border is displayed to indicate the 
angle of view equivalent to that of  500 mm lens (in 35mm [135] format). The 
angle of view becomes equivalent to  that of 500 mm lens by pressing the k 
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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 simulate the 
qualities of an old photograph.
High-contrast 
monochrome Creates a black-and-white photog
raph with a clear contrast.
Painting* Gives the image a painting-like appearance.
High key Gives the entire image a bright tone.
Low key Gives the entire image a dark tone.
Image size Image quality
Special effects
Special effects
Special effects Soft
High-contrast monochromeHigh-contrast monochromeNostalgic sepiaNostalgic sepia
Selective colorSelective colorLow keyLow keyHigh keyHigh keyPaintingPaintingHigh-contrast monochromeNostalgic sepia
Selective color Low key High key
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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 
display the slider again, 
press the  k button 
again. 
High ISO 
monochrome Creates monotone (black-and-white) images by 
intentionally taking images with high ISO sensitivity. This 
setting is effective when shooting subjects in low lighting 
conditions.
•
The images taken may contai n noise (randomly-spaced 
bright pixels, spots or lines).
Cross process Creates images with an unusual hue by converting a 
positive color image into negative or negative color image 
into positive.
•
Rotate the command dial to select hue.
OptionDescription
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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 and 
aperture value.
CMore Information
See “Toggle Av/Tv selection” ( A92) for more information.
j, k, l, m Modes (Setting the Exposure for 
Shooting)
Exposure modeShutter speed ( A52)Aperture value (A 49)
j Programmed auto 
(A
50) Automatically adjusted (flexible program is enabled by 
the command dial).
k Shutter-priority 
auto (
A50) Adjusted by the 
command dial.
Automatically adjusted.
l Aperture-priority 
auto (
A50) Automatically adjusted. Adjusted by the multi 
selector.
m Manual ( A50) Adjusted by the 
command dial. Adjusted by the multi 
selector.
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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 1/4000 to 15 seconds.
See “The Control Range of the Shutter Speed” (A 52) for more information.
Adjusting the Aperture ValueIn l  and  m modes, the range is from f/3 to 8.3 (wide-angle position) and 
from f/5.9 to 8.3 (tel ephoto zoom position).
CAperture Value (F-number) and Zoom
Large apertures (expressed by small f-number s) let more light into the camera, and 
small apertures (large f-numbers) let less light. 
The aperture value of the zoom lens of th is camera changes depending on the zoom 
position. When zooming to the wide-angle  position and telephoto zoom position, 
the aperture values are f/3 and f/5.9, respectively. Faster 1/1000 s Slower 1/30 s
Larger aperture (Small f-number)  f/3 Smaller aperture (Large f-number) 
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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 longer displayed.  Selecting another shooting 
mode, or turning off the camera, also cancels flexible program.
k  (Shutter-priority auto)
Use to shoot fast-moving subjects at a fast shutter 
speed, or use to emphasize the movements of a 
moving subject at a slow shutter speed.
• The shutter speed can be adjusted by rotating 
the command dial.
l (Aperture-priority auto)
Use to bring subjects including both the 
foreground and background into focus or blur 
the subject’s backgr ound intentionally.
• The aperture value can be adjusted by rotating 
the multi selector.
m (Manual)
Use to control the exposure according to 
shooting requirements.
• When adjusting the aperture value or shutter 
speed, the degree of deviation from the 
exposure value measured by the camera is 
displayed in the exposure indicator of the 
monitor. The degree  of deviation in the 
exposure indicator is displayed in EVs (
–2 to +2 
EV in increments of 1/3 EV).
• The shutter speed can be adjusted  by rotating the command dial and the 
aperture value can be adjusted by rotating the multi selector.
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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 Sensitivity
When ISO sensitivity  (A 69) is set to  Auto (default setting) or  Fixed range auto, 
the ISO sensitivity in m  mode is fixed at ISO 100.
Functions Available in  j, k , l , m  Modes
• Flash mode ( A56)
• Self-timer ( A59)
• Smile timer ( A60)
• Focus mode ( A61)
• Exposure compensation ( A65)
• Shooting menu ( A68)
• Functions That Can Be Set Using the  w (Function) Button ( A71)
• Setup menu ( A91) 
						

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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 f/8.3 at the maximum wide-angle position. The shutter speed 
becomes slower when the z oom position moves to the telephoto zoom position 
and the aperture is larger. The shutter speed is 1/2500 second when the aperture 
value is set to maximum f/8.3 at th e maximum telephoto zoom position.
SettingControl range
ISO sensitivity 
(A 69)
1
Auto2,
Fixed range auto21/40003 - 1 s ( j, k , l  modes)
1/40003 - 15 s ( m mode)
ISO 100 1/40003 - 8 s (
j, k , l  modes)
1/40003 - 15 s ( m mode)
ISO 200 1/40003 - 4 s (
j, k , l  modes)
1/40003 - 8 s ( m mode)
ISO 400 1/40003 - 4 s
ISO 800 1/40003 - 2 s
ISO 1600 1/40003 - 1 s
ISO 3200, 6400 1/40003 - 1/2 s
Continuous ( A69) Continuous H, 
Continuous L, BSS
1/4000
3 - 1/30 s
Pre-shootin g cache,
Multi-shot 16 1/4000 - 1/30 s
Continuous H: 120 fps 1/4000 - 1/125 s
Continuous H: 60 fps 1/4000 - 1/60 s
Intvl timer shooting Same as when  Single is set