Driver nikon coolpix e3200

There's also a separate Scene menu for choosing among 15 scene modes, 4 of which have menus of their own with four to seven different options.

All those choices sound confusing, but they're not. While the Nikon Coolpix makes a decent first camera, it's unlikely to be the owner's last. The abundance of scene modes can handle everything from sunsets to sports to fireworks, but an enthusiastic digital photographer will soon outgrow this Coolpix's feature set and want a little more resolution, a zoom lens with a better-than-3X range for a wider or longer view, and a lot more control over the results.

Nikon kept the price low by transforming some essentials into options. The camera ships without an SD memory card, and the built-in If you want rechargeable batteries and a charger, you'll have to buy them, too; only a pair of alkaline cells comes in the box. The Coolpix 's 3X zoom lens is fairly basic, offering the 35mm-camera equivalent of a 38mm-tomm range. Autofocus will take you as close as 1. The most-useful features revolve around the 15 different scene modes, which simplify some typically vexing shooting situations.

There's a panorama setting, too, to help you stitch together several pictures into one. Four of the scene modes Portrait, Night Portrait, Sports, and Landscape have positions of their own on the mode dial and a menu of options. Portrait mode has settings for full-body shots, close-up portraits, and two-person shots. Choose one, and outlines representing one or more humans appear on the LCD to help you position your subjects. In Landscape mode, you can choose Scenic View, which superimposes outlines representing the horizon and mountains, or Architecture, which generates a grid that helps you orient vertical and horizontal lines.

This assistance seems a little wacky at times, but it's useful. The camera features Nikon's Best Shot Selector, which snaps a quick series of up to 10 shots and saves only the sharpest one. There's no way for the user to manually designate shutter speed, f-stop, focus, or ISO sensitivity, which is set by the camera between ISO 50 and Minimovie fans will like this Nikon's ability to fill a memory card with one long clip at xpixel resolution x and x pixels are also available but may wish for better sound and a faster frame rate than the Coolpix 's 15fps.

The Coolpix 's duotone silver body is modern and chic. High quality Nikkor optics and a 3. The Coolpix measures 3. The photo inset above right shows the posed with an SD memory card, to give you a sense of the camera's overall size. Although it is very similar to the CoolPix , and would appear to be a straight-over upgrade, there are a few differences to note. The camera's front panel contains the 3x zoom lens, built-in flash, optical viewfinder window, and the self-timer lamp.

The self-timer lamp also serves as an AF autofocus assist illuminator, and it has been moved from left of the flash to right under the flash, perhaps to guard against the user's accidentally covering it with a finger.

A shutter-like lens cover protects the lens when not in use, and automatically slides out of the way when the camera is powered on eliminating the hassle of keeping track of a lens cap. A curved, sculpted ridge beneath the Shutter button acts as a finger grip, and comfortably aligns your fingers as they wrap around the camera.

On the right side of the camera is the Secure Digital SD memory card compartment and an eyelet for attaching the wrist strap. The SD card compartment door opens toward the back of the camera, and is hinged to the camera body so that it can open as wide as necessary to access the card.

The card releases with a downward press. Also visible from this side is the spring-loaded cord door that moves up and out of the way to make room for the cord when using the optional AC adapter pack. On the opposite side of the camera is the connector compartment, protected by a rubbery cover that remains attached to the camera.

The used a DC jack on this side, but this has been eliminated with the introduction of the new adapter design. The Shutter button, power button, speaker, microphone, and power on LED are the only features on the Coolpix 's top panel. The remaining external controls are all located on the camera's rear panel, along with the 1.

Two LEDs next to the optical viewfinder light or flash to indicate camera status, such as when focus is set, the flash is charging, or the camera is accessing the memory card. A two-way zoom rocker button in the top right corner controls optical and digital zoom, as well as some Playback viewing options.

In the center of the back panel is a five-way nav disk, which accesses Flash, Macro, and Self-Timer options, in addition to navigating menu screens. The disk has a separate button in the middle for accepting selections, a solution that is easier than trying to press in the entire disk as we've seen in other cameras. This button can also be pressed to initiate picture transfer when the camera is connected to a computer.

Just right of the LCD panel are the Menu and Playback buttons, with the trash button on the lower right. The mode dial has been moved from the top, where it appeared on the , to the back on the Nikon Coolpix This is a good choice on Nikon's part, giving the users almost all their settings in one look at the camera.

The Nikon Coolpix has a flat bottom panel, although rounded edges curve up toward the rest of the camera. The battery compartment door and plastic, threaded tripod mount line up side-by-side, making quick battery changes while mounted to a tripod impossible.

This won't likely be a problem for most Coolpix users, though, given the point-and-shoot nature of the camera. A hinged, plastic door covers the battery compartment, with a lock release button to open it. Camera Operation Despite the Nikon Coolpix 's limited exposure control, the camera offers a nice selection of external control buttons, making for an easy-to-navigate user interface.

Flash mode, Self-Timer mode, Macro mode, zoom, record mode, and an Erase function are all accessible via external controls. The Mode dial at the back of the camera accesses the main operating modes, and a multi-directional Arrow pad on the back panel navigates through on-screen menus, in addition to accessing camera features directly.

Operating this camera is so straightforward I doubt you'll need the manual for much more than reference. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to get into the swing of things. Half-pressing the Shutter button displays a green circle when focus is achieved, but the camera doesn't show aperture or shutter speed information as some do.

The display mode can be changed from the Setup Menu, letting you choose between a viewfinder display of the subject by itself, with overlaid status information, or with an overlaid grid as an aid to orienting the camera to your subject. It also displays an icon if the image is one that's been selected for quick download with Nikon's host software, as well as an icon indicating that you can record an audio note to accompany the image.

There's no option for disabling the information overlay, but a slide show option lets you see the images sequentially, with no overlay on top of them. Pressing the zoom lever toward the wide-angle end zooms out to a 4-image thumbnail view of photos stored on the card. Pressing it in the wide-angle direction a second time shows a 9-image thumbnail display. Pressing the zoom control in the telephoto direction zooms in as much as 10x on the subject, handy for checking image details and focus.

The animated image above right shows the various playback-mode displays, with the exception of a zoomed image, which I neglected to capture. Shutter Button : Just to the right of the power switch, the Shutter button sits on the right edge of the top panel. This button sets the camera's exposure when halfway pressed, and releases the shutter when fully pressed. Power Switch : Nestled in a small divot that it shares with the power LED and speaker, the power switch goes on and off with a push.

Mode Dial : Better positioned on the back panel than it was on the model, this ribbed dial selects the camera's main operating mode. Zoom W and T Rocker Button : Located in the top right corner of the camera's back panel, this two-way rocker button controls the optical and digital zoom when enabled in any record mode. In Playback mode, the "W" button activates the index image display mode, while the "T" button controls digital enlargement of the captured image. Multi-Directional 5-way navigator Flash, Self-Timer, and Macro Buttons : Situated in the center of the rear panel, this button features four arrows, one pointing in each direction.

In any Settings menu, the arrow keys navigate through menu selections, and the center button selects. In Record mode, three of the arrow keys control specific exposure features. The left arrow activates the camera's Self-Timer mode, while the bottom arrow activates the Macro focus mode. When connected to a computer with Nikon's software loaded on it, pressing the center button triggers a "one touch" upload of selected images to the computer.

Playback Button : Just left and below the 5-way navigation disk, this button accesses the camera's Playback mode. Menu Button : Above the Playback button, this button displays the settings menu in any camera mode. It also dismisses the menu display. Erase Button : Just below and to the right of the 5-way navigator pad, this button pulls up the Erase menu while in Playback mode. Batt Open Button : In the center of the battery compartment door, on the bottom of the camera, this button unlocks the compartment door so that it can slide forward and open.

Setup Mode : The following Setup menu automatically appears whenever the Mode dial is turned to the "Setup" position:. Movie Mode : This mode is denoted by a movie camera icon on the Mode dial.

Movie mode captures moving images without sound at 15 frames per second for as long as the memory card has available space. Pressing the Menu button pulls up a resolution menu, with options for TV Movie interlaced x pixels , Small Movie x pixels , and Smaller Movie x Auto Record Mode : Activated by turning the Mode dial to the Auto position green camera icon , this mode places the camera in control of both aperture and shutter speed, as well as most other exposure features.

Pressing the Menu button displays a limited Shooting menu. Scene Mode : Designated by the word "Scene" on the Mode dial, this mode offers 11 preset shooting modes for specific shooting situations. This screen is much improved from the , with all icons appearing on one screen.

You can also adjust the resolution from this menu. Portrait Assist Mode : Labeled on the Mode dial with a woman in a hat, this mode is best for portraits, and is the first of the camera's Framing Assist modes. In Portrait mode, the camera uses a larger aperture setting to decrease the depth of field, producing a sharply focused subject in front of a slightly blurred background. In each of these modes except basic Portrait , an outline appears on the LCD display to help you align the subject.

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